Does the Middle East and North Africa Region Experience 'Conflict Traps'?
The 2011 World Development Report (WDR) on 'Conflict, Security and Development' has reaffirmed global research that conflict is in many respects a self-perpetuating cycle. Put simply, factors related to the onset of conflict are reinforce...
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okr-10986-108922021-04-23T14:02:52Z Does the Middle East and North Africa Region Experience 'Conflict Traps'? Lind, Lene Zyck, Steven A. ARMED CONFLICT BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR CONFLICT CONFLICT COUNTRIES CONFLICT RISK CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC SHOCKS GOVERNANCE DEFICIT GOVERNANCE QUALITY GOVERNANCE RATINGS INCOME INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEVELS OF POVERTY MILITARY INFLUENCE PEACE PEACE RESEARCH PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL CONFLICT POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL LEGITIMACY POLITICAL TRANSITIONS POOR POOR GOVERNANCE POST-CONFLICT POST-CONFLICT PEACE PUBLIC SPENDING REBELLION RECONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT RULE OF LAW SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TAX BASE TAXATION UNEMPLOYMENT VIOLENCE WAR WORLD DEVELOPMENT YOUTH The 2011 World Development Report (WDR) on 'Conflict, Security and Development' has reaffirmed global research that conflict is in many respects a self-perpetuating cycle. Put simply, factors related to the onset of conflict are reinforced by ensuing violence trapping countries in a cycle which is hard to break, with ominous implications for development assistance. The best known exposition of the conflict trap is based on economic factors. Collier et al. wrote in 2003 that a 'country that first falls into the trap may have a risk of new war that is 10 times higher just after that war has ended than before the war started. If the country succeeds in maintaining post-conflict peace for ten years or so, the risk is considerably reduced, but remains at a higher level than before the conflict'. According to this 2003 study, war not only erodes and complicates economic conditions, it also allows particular groups to accumulate wealth and, hence, gain a financial stake in continued or renewed violence. As the 2011 WDR itself suggests, some of the most integral drivers of conflict and fragility may relate to institutions and the quality of governance. 2012-08-13T13:27:29Z 2012-08-13T13:27:29Z 2011-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/14288299/middle-east-north-africa-region-experience-conflict-traps http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10892 English MNA Knowledge and Learning Fast Brief; No. 85 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa |
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ARMED CONFLICT BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR CONFLICT CONFLICT COUNTRIES CONFLICT RISK CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC SHOCKS GOVERNANCE DEFICIT GOVERNANCE QUALITY GOVERNANCE RATINGS INCOME INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEVELS OF POVERTY MILITARY INFLUENCE PEACE PEACE RESEARCH PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL CONFLICT POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL LEGITIMACY POLITICAL TRANSITIONS POOR POOR GOVERNANCE POST-CONFLICT POST-CONFLICT PEACE PUBLIC SPENDING REBELLION RECONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT RULE OF LAW SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TAX BASE TAXATION UNEMPLOYMENT VIOLENCE WAR WORLD DEVELOPMENT YOUTH |
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ARMED CONFLICT BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR CONFLICT CONFLICT COUNTRIES CONFLICT RISK CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC SHOCKS GOVERNANCE DEFICIT GOVERNANCE QUALITY GOVERNANCE RATINGS INCOME INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEVELS OF POVERTY MILITARY INFLUENCE PEACE PEACE RESEARCH PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL CONFLICT POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL LEGITIMACY POLITICAL TRANSITIONS POOR POOR GOVERNANCE POST-CONFLICT POST-CONFLICT PEACE PUBLIC SPENDING REBELLION RECONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT RULE OF LAW SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TAX BASE TAXATION UNEMPLOYMENT VIOLENCE WAR WORLD DEVELOPMENT YOUTH Lind, Lene Zyck, Steven A. Does the Middle East and North Africa Region Experience 'Conflict Traps'? |
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The 2011 World Development Report (WDR)
on 'Conflict, Security and Development' has
reaffirmed global research that conflict is in many respects
a self-perpetuating cycle. Put simply, factors related to
the onset of conflict are reinforced by ensuing violence
trapping countries in a cycle which is hard to break, with
ominous implications for development assistance. The best
known exposition of the conflict trap is based on economic
factors. Collier et al. wrote in 2003 that a 'country
that first falls into the trap may have a risk of new war
that is 10 times higher just after that war has ended than
before the war started. If the country succeeds in
maintaining post-conflict peace for ten years or so, the
risk is considerably reduced, but remains at a higher level
than before the conflict'. According to this 2003
study, war not only erodes and complicates economic
conditions, it also allows particular groups to accumulate
wealth and, hence, gain a financial stake in continued or
renewed violence. As the 2011 WDR itself suggests, some of
the most integral drivers of conflict and fragility may
relate to institutions and the quality of governance. |
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Lind, Lene Zyck, Steven A. |
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Lind, Lene Zyck, Steven A. |
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Lind, Lene |
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Does the Middle East and North Africa Region Experience 'Conflict Traps'? |
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Does the Middle East and North Africa Region Experience 'Conflict Traps'? |
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Does the Middle East and North Africa Region Experience 'Conflict Traps'? |
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Does the Middle East and North Africa Region Experience 'Conflict Traps'? |
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Does the Middle East and North Africa Region Experience 'Conflict Traps'? |
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does the middle east and north africa region experience 'conflict traps'? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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