The paper examines the relationship between conflict and entrepreneurial activity in Afghanistan, drawing upon a unique … poor. Conflict has persisted in vast swathes of the country for decades, so that Afghanistan may be more appropriately … data set, the National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment household survey 2005. Afghanistan is severely underdeveloped and …

This paper studies state failure and governance in two conflict-states in the Middle East: Iraq and Somalia. Iraq is … redistribution of resources, mainly oil. Somalia represents a stateless society or anarchy. The paper argues that in resource … consociational system as a grabbing attempt of the country?s resources by other ethnic groups. However, state construction is …

-driven development programme in Afghanistan that created democratic village councils and funded small-scale development projects. Using a …

markets and labour supply, as well as the extent to which it exacerbates or mitigates conflict. We also consider the …

We analyse rural household livelihood and children.s school enrolment decisions in a post-conflict setting in the …

In this working paper we provide an overview of two recent special journal issues on violent conflict and …