Does the 2015 Peace Accord in Mali Reflect the Priorities of Households and Local Leaders?
Using unique household level data collected in northern Mali in August and September 2015, this paper explores whether the content of the 2015 Peace Accord reflects the concerns and priorities of the citizens, local leaders, and refugees, or whethe...
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okr-10986-248302021-04-23T14:04:27Z Does the 2015 Peace Accord in Mali Reflect the Priorities of Households and Local Leaders? Lendorfer, Julia Hoogeveen, Johannes conflict resolution peace keeping fragility Using unique household level data collected in northern Mali in August and September 2015, this paper explores whether the content of the 2015 Peace Accord reflects the concerns and priorities of the citizens, local leaders, and refugees, or whether it is an exclusive agreement between elites who fail to represent the interests of the population at large. The study finds that local leaders’ opinions are appropriate proxies for the citizens they represent, and most (but not all) of the measures stipulated in the Peace Accord align. The greatest divergence between citizen preferences and actions specified in the Peace Accord is the emphasis in the latter on road infrastructure. When different activities are costed, this disconnect becomes very apparent. The bulk of funds (45 percent) are apportioned to infrastructure construction, while the typical respondent prefers job creation; the poorest prefer investments in social services. However, most of infrastructure spending has been earmarked for the medium term. Short-term priorities reflect the preferences of the population in northern Mali much better. It is concluded that although the Peace Accord had all the elements to be an exclusive elite pact, its priorities largely reflect those of the population, granting it much higher probability of success. 2016-08-09T16:58:17Z 2016-08-09T16:58:17Z 2016-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26581338/2015-peace-accord-mali-reflect-priorities-households-local-leaders http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24830 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7749 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Mali |
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Using unique household level data
collected in northern Mali in August and September 2015,
this paper explores whether the content of the 2015 Peace
Accord reflects the concerns and priorities of the citizens,
local leaders, and refugees, or whether it is an exclusive
agreement between elites who fail to represent the interests
of the population at large. The study finds that local
leaders’ opinions are appropriate proxies for the citizens
they represent, and most (but not all) of the measures
stipulated in the Peace Accord align. The greatest
divergence between citizen preferences and actions specified
in the Peace Accord is the emphasis in the latter on road
infrastructure. When different activities are costed, this
disconnect becomes very apparent. The bulk of funds (45
percent) are apportioned to infrastructure construction,
while the typical respondent prefers job creation; the
poorest prefer investments in social services. However, most
of infrastructure spending has been earmarked for the medium
term. Short-term priorities reflect the preferences of the
population in northern Mali much better. It is concluded
that although the Peace Accord had all the elements to be an
exclusive elite pact, its priorities largely reflect those
of the population, granting it much higher probability of success. |
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Lendorfer, Julia Hoogeveen, Johannes |
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Lendorfer, Julia Hoogeveen, Johannes |
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Does the 2015 Peace Accord in Mali Reflect the Priorities of Households and Local Leaders? |
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Does the 2015 Peace Accord in Mali Reflect the Priorities of Households and Local Leaders? |
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Does the 2015 Peace Accord in Mali Reflect the Priorities of Households and Local Leaders? |
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Does the 2015 Peace Accord in Mali Reflect the Priorities of Households and Local Leaders? |
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Does the 2015 Peace Accord in Mali Reflect the Priorities of Households and Local Leaders? |
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does the 2015 peace accord in mali reflect the priorities of households and local leaders? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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