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Recovery from Conflict : Lessons of Success
Mueller, Hannes - 2017
This paper studies long-term impacts of violent conflict, to provide insights into the costs of conflict and policies to prevent conflict relapse. The findings link evidence on the contemporaneous effects of conflict with its persistent impact, especially by combining multiple data sources such...
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Violence and newborn health : estimates for Colombia
Rodríguez, Laura - 2020
This paper examines the relationship between maternal exposure to violence during pregnancy and newborn birthweight … Colombian municipalities. Exposure to violence in early pregnancy had a large negative impact on birthweight, primarily for boys … evidence exposes the importance of parental responses in shaping the effect of exposure to violence on newborn health …
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Leveraging Export Diversification in Fragile Countries : The Emerging Value Chains of Mali, Chad, Niger, and Guinea
Lopez-Calix, Jose - 2020
Despite multiple past efforts, fragile Sub-Saharan African economies such as those of Mali, Chad, Niger, and Guinea still rank among the least diversified worldwide, with natural resources constituting a high share of their gross domestic product or exports. Large-scale production of gold for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644261
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On the front lines of the fight against poverty
Corral, Paul; Irwin, Alexander; Krishnan, Nandini; … - 2020
"Extreme poverty is in retreat today across much of the world, but Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations (FCS) are a stark exception. Not only is extreme poverty rising in economies characterized by conflict and fragility, but poor people in FCS are more likely than the poor elsewhere to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644281
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Fragile States : Securing Development
Zoellick, Robert B. - 2008
Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, discussed the following priorities: (i) understanding fragile states; (ii) building legitimacy of the state; (iii) security; (iv) rule of law and the legal order; (v) local and national ownership; (vi) economic stability, as a foundation for growth...
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Promoting Democracy in Fragile States : Insights from a Field Experiment in Liberia
Mvukiyehe, Eric - 2015
A field experiment in rural Liberia is used to study democratic participation in fragile states. Fragile states are marked by political fragmentation, local patronage systems, and voter vulnerability. To understand the effects of such conditions on democratic expression through elections, the...
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Financing Peace : International and National Resources for Postconflict Countries and Fragile States
Boyce, James K. - 2010
countries do not turn, or turn back, to violence as a means of negotiating state-societal relations. This paper discusses a …
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Turbulent Waters : Pursuing Water Security in Fragile Contexts
Sadoff, Claudia W. - 2017
Water insecurity "ranging from chronic water scarcity to lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation services, to hydrological uncertainty and extremes (floods and droughts)" can cause severe disruptions and compound fragilities in social, economic, and environmental systems. Untangling...
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Poverty and Social Impact Assessment of Systematic Registration on Rural Romania
World Bank Group - 2016
The objective of this Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) is to assess the impact of systematic registration on vulnerable individuals, in general, and Roma, in particular. Specifically, this PSIA focuses on the systematic registration approach piloted under the Complementing EU Support...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644480
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Republic of Angola Poverty and Social Impact Analysis : Subsidy Reform and Extension of Social Protection Program
World Bank - 2016
As the second largest African oil producer, Angola had unsustainable government expenditures in effect until 2014 due to the drop in international oil prices. The Government responded with a comprehensive reform program including the gradual elimination of most fuel subsidies and an extension of...
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