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The Role of Cities in Post-War Economic Recovery

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dc.contributor.authorKilroy, Austin
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T15:42:39Z
dc.date.available2012-06-26T15:42:39Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractEighty percent of the world's twenty poorest countries have experienced a major war in the last fifteen years, and civil war has reversed development in many other developing countries. On one hand, spatial inequalities--particularly territorial inequalities--have been found to be a significant determinant of the onset of war; but urban economies appear often to play a key role in recovery after war. The evidence on the economic role of cities in generating post-conflict recovery is surveyed. Several special patterns in post-war environments reinforce the natural economic advantages of cities, including human capital, security, infrastructure, and institutions. Policy priorities might focus on reducing the impediments to rural growth after war--particularly insecurity, lack of rural infrastructure and the destruction of institutions--but meanwhile recognize that the best opportunities for poverty reduction during the early stages of post-war recovery may be found in cities.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/9236
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9236
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectWorld Development Report 2009
dc.titleThe Role of Cities in Post-War Economic Recoveryen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:43:14.442991Z
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/5991
okr.topicConflict and Development
okr.topicCulture and Development
okr.topicGovernance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicPoverty Reduction
okr.topicRural Development
okr.topicUrban Development
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