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This paper examines oil-dependence and civil conflict in Nigeria focusing on the economic dynamics of resource …-induced conflicts. It identifies two dimensions to oil-related civil conflict in the country. The first is the violent rent … concludes with a discussion of some measures that may be used to break the "conflict trap" and overcome the corrupting influence …
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In this paper, we estimate the costs of state failure, both for the failing state itself and for its neighbours. In our analysis, the cost of failure arises from two distinct sources: organized violence due to the incapacity of the state to ensure its own citizens’ security and low quality of...
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dynamic setting, and illustrate it by modeling continuous conflict over renewable natural resources between two rival groups …) lead to conflict, and predict more conflict in the future. However, instances of conflict over resources in LDCs, absent … resource scarcity, also exist. Thus, it appears that the role of renewable resources in conflict may be greater than simply a …
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likelihood on internal conflict within the Niger delta – and some othercountries?The hypotheses are as follows:- Nigeria has not … explorationand production and the persistent conflict situation in Nigeria which is owing tothe contentious nature of oil.This study … indicator, conflict patterns andthe resultant lack of economic development in Nigeria. It also offers the opportunity toassess …
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likelihood on internal conflict within the Niger delta – and some othercountries?The hypotheses are as follows:- Nigeria has not … explorationand production and the persistent conflict situation in Nigeria which is owing tothe contentious nature of oil.This study … indicator, conflict patterns andthe resultant lack of economic development in Nigeria. It also offers the opportunity toassess …
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conflict between marketing managers and sales managers. The paper aims to establish the overall level of interpersonal conflict … specifically, the conceptual framework uses three groups of variables to explain interpersonal conflict: structural, individual … interpersonal conflict between marketing managers and sales managers and that there were no differences across the two countries. Of …
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conflict, functional conflict, and perceived relationship effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on the … results also confirm that both cognition- and affect-based trust have negative effects on dysfunctional conflict, and strong … positive effects on functional conflict. In addition to these new findings, the paper shows that while psychological distance …
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conflict. Conditions are derived under which territorial conflict between the two parties is less likely to persist … conflict becomes more destructive, the likelihood of a peaceful outcome, in which the territory's initial possessor deters the …
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Die Dissertation mit dem Titel “Battle and Beating, Water and Waste: Micro-Level Impact Evaluation in Developing and Emerging Economies” beinhaltet die Ergebnisse ökonometrischer Wirkungsevaluierungen, die innerhalb zwei verschiedener Themengebieten des täglichen Lebens in Entwicklungs-...
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