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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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Considering power system planning in fragile and conflict states
Bazilian, Morgan; Chattopadhyay, Debabrata - 2015
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International public relations : perspectives from deeply divided societies
Somerville, Ian (ed.); Hargie, Owen (ed.);  … - 2017
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The effectiveness of aid under post-conflict conditions : a sector-specific analysis
Donaubauer, Julian; Herzer, Dierk; Nunnenkamp, Peter - In: The journal of development studies 55 (2019) 4, pp. 720-736
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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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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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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...
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Financing Peace : International and National Resources for Postconflict Countries and Fragile States
Boyce, James K. - 2010
structures that secure public confidence through provision of personal security, equal justice and the rule of law, economic well … hand and policies responsive to the demands of peace building on the other. The preferential allocation of aid to 'good …-affected states. If the aim of aid is redefined to include durable peace, the conventional performance criteria for aid allocation …
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On the front lines of the fight against poverty
Corral, Paul; Irwin, Alexander; Krishnan, Nandini; … - 2020
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