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Poverty and inequality in Asia : 1965-2014

Wan, Guanghua; Wang, Chen - 2018

This paper aims to depict the post-Second World War poverty and inequality trends in Asia, its sub-regions, and … individual economies. Efforts are made to explain these trends and explore the interrelationship between growth, poverty, and … inequality in Asia. Analytical results confirm significant reductions in poverty across the board due to fast growth, although …

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Ethnic fragmentation, public good provision, and inequality in India, 1988 - 2012

Chadha, Nishant; Nandwani, Bharti - 2016

Using data from various rounds of the nationally representative NSSO survey between 1988 and 2012, we first construct national, state, and district-level figures for overall, within and between consumption inequality. We find an increase in inequality in India but only since 2004. We also...

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Competing cleavages in sub-Saharan Africa? : how economic distance affects ethnic bloc politics

Conroy-Krutz, Jeffrey - 2016

Does economic standing cross-cut ethnicity in African electoral politics? In many countries in the region, ethnicity appears to be a major consideration in individuals' political decision-making. However, there is significant variation in the extent to which coethnics support parties en bloc;...

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The conceptualization and measurement of ethnic and religious divisions : categorical, temporal, and spatial dimensions with evidence from Mindanao, the Philippines

Gisselquist, Rachel M.; McDoom, Omar - 2015

A large body of recent quantitative work on the 'diversity detriment' hypothesis finds that ethno-religious diversity is linked with a host of societal ills, implying in turn a strong challenge to multiculturalist theory and policies. Given the stakes, the appropriate conceptualization and...

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Ethnic heterogeneity and public goods provision in Zambia : further evidence of a subnational 'diversity dividend'

Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Leiderer, Stefan; … - 2014

The hypothesis that ethnic diversity has a negative impact on public goods provision is widely accepted. Notably, most work on this issue fails to distinguish adequately between national versus subnational governance. We find that subnational empirical evidence in particular is inconclusive, and...

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Dar es Salaam as a 'harbour of peace' in East Africa : tracing the role of creolized urban ethnicity in nation-state formation

Bryceson, Deborah Fahy - 2010

Dar es Salaam is exceptional in East Africa for having a record of relatively little ethnic tension, and remaining tranquil and true to its name, the 'harbour of peace'. This paper explores the interface between ethnic and national identities in Tanzania's capital city, focusing on its ethnic...

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Ethnic diversity and informal work in Ghana

Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa; Danquah, Michael - 2020

We present the first study that examines the effects of ethnic diversity on informal work. Using two waves of data from the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey, we find that ethnic diversity is associated with a higher probability of engaging in informal work. Specifically, our instrumental...

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Crosscutting cleavages and ethno-communal violence : evidence from Indonesia in the post-Suharto era

Gubler, Joshua R.; Selway, Joel Sawat; Varshney, Ashutosh - 2016

Recent literature has shown that crosscutting social cleavages reduce the likelihood of civil war. This article argues that the same logic does not apply to lower-scale group violence such as riots, which differ in such a way that crosscutting social cleavages should often have the opposite...

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Horizontal inequality, status optimization, and interethnic marriage in a conflict-affected society

McDoom, Omar - 2016

Although several theories of interethnic conflict emphasize ties across group boundaries as conducive to ethnic coexistence, little is known about how such ties are formed. Given their integrative potential, I examine the establishment of cross-ethnic marital ties in a deeply divided society and...

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Ethnic inequality and community activities in Indonesia

Muller, Christophe - 2016

For the first time in Indonesia, we jointly analyse several economic statistics and ethnic diversity indicators at national and local levels. Nationally, we find very high levels of economic inequality, measured from household asset values or consumption expenditure. In contrast, the levels of...

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