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On the effect of state fragility on corruption
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014
The Kodila-Tedika & Bolito-Losembe (2014, ADR) finding on no evidence of causality flowing from State fragility to classical corruption or extreme corruption could have an important influence on academic and policy debates. Using updated data (1996-2010) from 53 African countries, we provide...
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The effectiveness of aid under post-conflict conditions : a sector-specific analysis
Donaubauer, Julian; Herzer, Dierk; Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2016
It is widely believed that foreign aid may help conflict-affected countries to recover after the settlement of conflicts. However, the available empirical evidence supporting this view largely neglects the heterogeneous nature of aid. Drawing on the conflict database of the Uppsala Conflict Data...
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Police building in Timor-Leste : mission impossible?
Della-Giacoma, Jim - 2010
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From spoilers to statebuilders : constructive approaches to engagement with non-state armed groups in fragile states ; a thematic paper supporting the OECD DAC INCAF project "Globa...
Podder, Sukanya - 2012
-state armed groups (NSAGs), viewing them primarily as threats to security, negative for peace and as important spoilers that can … undermine successful peace building. They tend to be closely linked with other forms of transnational threats such as … groups in peace settlements and greater focus on the positive role of NSAGs in statebuilding. Finally, for statebuilding …
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Considering power system planning in fragile and conflict states
Bazilian, Morgan; Chattopadhyay, Debabrata - 2015
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Employment and rebellion in conflicted and fragile states : jobs programs may not reduce rebellion
Gilligan, Michael James - 2016
-violence and respect for law. Rebel groups provide security and social benefits that formal employment does not offer, possibly …
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International public relations : perspectives from deeply divided societies
Somerville, Ian (ed.); Hargie, Owen (ed.);  … - 2017
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Building statistical capacity in fragile and conflict-affected states
Medina Cas, Stephanie; Alem, Yasmin; Shirakawa, Jacinta … - 2022
Based on internal data, this paper finds that the capacity development program of the IMF's Statistics Department has prioritized technical assistance and training to fragile and conflict-affected states. These interventions have yielded only slightly weaker results in fragile states than in...
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Financing Peace : International and National Resources for Postconflict Countries and Fragile States
Boyce, James K.; Forman, Shepard - 2012
redefined to include durable peace, the conventional performance criteria for aid allocation lose much of their force. Yet the …
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International Public Relations : Perspectives from deeply divided societies
Somerville, Ian (ed.); Hargie, Owen (ed.);  … - 2016 - First edition.
Foreword / Krishnamurthy Sriramesh -- 1. Introduction: Public relations in deeply divided societies -- 2. Nation building in the Former Yugoslavia: A 20-year retrospective to understand how public relations rebuilds relationships in divided societies -- 3. Dialogue with the enemy: Lessons for...
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