The Toll of War : The Economic and Social Consequences of the Conflict in Syria

The Arab Spring protests marked the beginning of a new era in the Syrian Arab Republic in 2011. Minor public protests began almost immediately after the initial protests in Cairo in January 2011. The first large demonstrations began two months later in March, and the following months saw a proces...

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spelling okr-10986-275412021-05-25T09:01:56Z The Toll of War : The Economic and Social Consequences of the Conflict in Syria World Bank CONFLICT DEMOGRAPHICS REFUGEES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OUTCOMES MIGRATION INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE FORCED DISPLACEMENT ECONOMIC DISRUPTION PUBLIC DEBT The Arab Spring protests marked the beginning of a new era in the Syrian Arab Republic in 2011. Minor public protests began almost immediately after the initial protests in Cairo in January 2011. The first large demonstrations began two months later in March, and the following months saw a process of escalation as demonstrations spread and increased in size within the country. By the summer of 2011, the armed conflict was already unfolding. Now in its sixth year, the Syrian conflict remains active and is bringing much pain and tragedy on a daily basis. This study provides an assessment of the conflict’s impact on economic and social outcomes in Syria as of early 2017. The analysis focuses on taking stock of the effects of the conflict in four areas: (i) physical damage, (ii) loss of lives and demographic dispersion, (iii) economic outcomes, and (iv) human development outcomes. 2017-07-10T14:21:40Z 2017-07-10T14:21:40Z 2017-07-10 Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27541 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Syrian Arab Republic
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topic CONFLICT
DEMOGRAPHICS
REFUGEES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
MIGRATION
INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE
FORCED DISPLACEMENT
ECONOMIC DISRUPTION
PUBLIC DEBT
spellingShingle CONFLICT
DEMOGRAPHICS
REFUGEES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
MIGRATION
INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE
FORCED DISPLACEMENT
ECONOMIC DISRUPTION
PUBLIC DEBT
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The Toll of War : The Economic and Social Consequences of the Conflict in Syria
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description The Arab Spring protests marked the beginning of a new era in the Syrian Arab Republic in 2011. Minor public protests began almost immediately after the initial protests in Cairo in January 2011. The first large demonstrations began two months later in March, and the following months saw a process of escalation as demonstrations spread and increased in size within the country. By the summer of 2011, the armed conflict was already unfolding. Now in its sixth year, the Syrian conflict remains active and is bringing much pain and tragedy on a daily basis. This study provides an assessment of the conflict’s impact on economic and social outcomes in Syria as of early 2017. The analysis focuses on taking stock of the effects of the conflict in four areas: (i) physical damage, (ii) loss of lives and demographic dispersion, (iii) economic outcomes, and (iv) human development outcomes.
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title The Toll of War : The Economic and Social Consequences of the Conflict in Syria
title_short The Toll of War : The Economic and Social Consequences of the Conflict in Syria
title_full The Toll of War : The Economic and Social Consequences of the Conflict in Syria
title_fullStr The Toll of War : The Economic and Social Consequences of the Conflict in Syria
title_full_unstemmed The Toll of War : The Economic and Social Consequences of the Conflict in Syria
title_sort toll of war : the economic and social consequences of the conflict in syria
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