Conflict and Development : Lessons from South Asia

Conflict and Development : Lessons from South Asia

South Asia is the second most violent place on earth after Iraq. Conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan have attracted global attention. Parts of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal have experienced long-running conflict. Conflicts result in death, misery, social trauma, destruction of infrastructure, and have huge spillover effects. What is conflict? Where is it concentrated? Is conflict a problem for development, or a failure of development? And what should policy makers do?

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Main Authors: Ghani, Ejaz, Iyer, Lakshmi
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-09
Subjects:AID AGENCIES, ARMED FORCES, BACKWARD REGIONS, BOMBINGS, BOUNDARIES, CIVIL WAR, CIVIL WARS, CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, CONFLICTS, COUNTERINSURGENCY, DEATHS, DIVERSIFICATION, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, ETHNIC CONFLICT, ETHNIC CONFLICTS, FIGHTING, FRONTIER, GLOBAL MARKETS, GLOBAL TRADE, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, IBRD, INCOME, INSURGENT, INSURGENTS, LAGGING REGION, LAGGING REGIONS, LAND INVASIONS, LANDLOCKED REGIONS, MILITARY OPERATIONS, MILITIAS, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY LINES, NEGOTIATIONS, PEACE, PEACE AGREEMENTS, PEACE RESEARCH, POLICE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POOR, POOR AREAS, POOR COUNTRIES, POOR REGIONS, POORER AREAS, POORER REGIONS, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, REBELS, REFUGEE, REGIONAL COOPERATION, REGIONAL COOPERATION INITIATIVES, REINTEGRATION OF REFUGEES, REVOLUTIONS, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, TERRORISM, TRADE POLICY, TRAP, VICTIMS, VIOLENCE, VIOLENT CONFLICT, WAR, WARS, WELFARE PROGRAMS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/09/12764884/conflict-development-lessons-south-asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10157
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Summary:South Asia is the second most violent place on earth after Iraq. Conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan have attracted global attention. Parts of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal have experienced long-running conflict. Conflicts result in death, misery, social trauma, destruction of infrastructure, and have huge spillover effects. What is conflict? Where is it concentrated? Is conflict a problem for development, or a failure of development? And what should policy makers do?

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