This paper compares the extent and the nature of the higher prevalence of poverty among disadvantaged ethnic groups in six Asian countries using demographic surveys. We first estimate a composite wealth index as a proxy for economic status, and analyze the magnitude of the ethnic gap in absolute...

This paper examines the impact of European integration on territorial restructuring in the EU. It applies Bartolini's (2005) analytical framework which links structural conditions, resources, and demands for 'exit' at the regional level to a comparative study of processes of devolution,...

We investigate the role of deeply-rooted pre-colonial ethnic institutions in shaping comparative regional development within African countries. We combine information on the spatial distribution of ethnicities before colonization with regional variation in contemporary economic performance, as...