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Evidence shows even low levels of land conflict may undermine land governance and management, constrain agricultural … productivity, and serve to perpetuate civil violence. This study estimates the effect of conflict-related displacement experiences … outcomes, and land outcomes are affected by displacement experience, there is no joint effect in determining post-conflict land …
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Covering three fundamental governance transitions historically characteristic of modern states—the provision of security, the building of capacity, and the deepening of inclusion—we offer a pioneering forecast of the future of domestic governance through the year 2060 for 183 countries...
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In this paper we estimate the causal effects of conflict on dietary diversity in Côte d’Ivoire. To identify the true … impact of conflict, we use (1) pre-war and post-war household data, (2) the specific counts of conflict events across … in the worst-hit conflict areas and individuals who are the direct victims of the conflict having lower dietary diversity …
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Nation-building has long been seen as an important focus of post-colonial African governments. However, up until now there has been no empirical analysis of the consequences of nation-building policies. Here we compile an original dataset measuring nine different types of nation-building...
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This paper conducts the first analysis of the effect of armed conflict on progress in meeting the United Nation …’s Millennium Development Goals. We also examine the effect of conflict on economic growth. Conflict has clear detrimental effects … potable water. A medium-sized conflict with 2500 battle deaths is estimated to increase undernourishment an additional 3 …
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countries affected by violent conflict and assesses prospects for “fast-track” institution building. Conflict … general conclusions about attempts at local institution building in conflict-affected contexts. The evidence tells us that CDD …
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the relationship between decentralization and mineral resource conflict in the Philippines. Here, efforts to decentralize …
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Using rural household panel data from three Chinese provinces, this paper identifies determinants of long-term poverty and tests the duration dependence on the probability to leave poverty. Special emphasis is given to the selection of the poverty line and inter-regional differences across...
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Public–private partnership (PPP) has gained popularity during the market-oriented reforms in China’s urban infrastructure sectors. This paper explores how city characteristics, spatial pressures, and other institutional forces condition the extent of liberalization reforms in local...
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Using the national China Household Income Project 2007 urban survey data and a propensity score matching method, this article investigates whether welfare receipt helped enable low-income families to spend more on human capital. We find that welfare recipient families prioritized spending in...
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