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Disarming Fears of Diversity : Ethnic Heterogeneity and State Militarization, 1988-2002

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dc.contributor.authorde Soysa, Indra
dc.contributor.authorNeumayer, Eric
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-05T14:25:15Z
dc.date.available2012-06-05T14:25:15Z
dc.date.issued2007-05
dc.description.abstractThe authors address the question of state militarization under conditions of ethnic and other diversity. "Primordialist" claims about ancient hatreds, fear, and insecurity in such societies would lead one to expect that fractionalization, polarization, and ethno-nationalist exclusion would prompt governments to militarize heavily. But contrary to such expectations, the authors find that higher levels of ethnic diversity predict lower levels of militarization, whereas higher polarization and ethno-nationalist exclusion trigger neither lower nor higher levels of militarization. If fractionalization lowers the hazard of civil war, as many find, then it does not happen by way of a "garrison state" effect. The authors discuss two potential explanations for their findings, one drawing from the empirical conflict literature, the other stemming from economists' study of public goods provision under conditions of diversity. They argue that their findings are best seen as consistent with and complementary to the empirical literature on conflict onset and duration.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7558220/disarming-fears-diversity-ethnic-heterogeneity-state-militarization-1988-2002
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4221
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7092
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4221
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectARMAMENTS
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICTS
dc.subjectARMS
dc.subjectARMS RACE
dc.subjectARMS TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subjectCIVIL PEACE
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR VARIABLES
dc.subjectCIVIL WARS
dc.subjectCOLD WAR
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCOUNTRY EXPERIENCES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY SIZE
dc.subjectDATA SET
dc.subjectDEFENSE
dc.subjectDEFENSE SPENDING
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISARMAMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL LITERATURE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectETHNIC CONFLICT
dc.subjectETHNIC DIVERSITY
dc.subjectETHNIC DOMINANCE
dc.subjectETHNIC FRACTIONALIZATION
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectETHNIC HETEROGENEITY
dc.subjectETHNIC MAJORITY
dc.subjectETHNIC POLARIZATION
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPROPRIATION
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHETEROSKEDASTICITY
dc.subjectHIGH RISK
dc.subjectHOMOGENEOUS SOCIETIES
dc.subjectINCOME ELASTICITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CONFLICT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL SECURITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WAR
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAGGED DEPENDENT
dc.subjectLARGE POPULATION
dc.subjectLINGUISTIC FRACTIONALIZATION
dc.subjectLINGUISTIC FRACTIONALIZATION INDEX
dc.subjectLINGUISTIC GROUP
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectMILITARIZATION
dc.subjectMILITARY BUDGETS
dc.subjectMILITARY EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectMILITARY EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectMILITARY PERSONNEL
dc.subjectMILITARY SPENDING
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectNEGATIVE COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectNORTH AFRICA
dc.subjectOIL EXPORTERS
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPEACE RESEARCH
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLARIZATION
dc.subjectPOLARIZATION MEASURES
dc.subjectPOLARIZED SOCIETIES
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CONFLICT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY MODELS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION SHARE
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPOST-CONFLICT
dc.subjectPOST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectREBELLION
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS CONFLICT
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS FRACTIONALIZATION
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectSENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSERIAL CORRELATION
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT EFFECT
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE
dc.subjectSOCIAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSPATIAL LAG
dc.subjectTERRORIST
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENT CONFLICT
dc.titleDisarming Fears of Diversity : Ethnic Heterogeneity and State Militarization, 1988-2002en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.crossref.titleDisarming Fears Of Diversity : Ethnic Heterogeneity And State Militarization, 1988-2002
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:42:35.469678Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7558220/disarming-fears-diversity-ethnic-heterogeneity-state-militarization-1988-2002
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid448111468328602237
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4221
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20070423162705
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7558220
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okr.topicSocial Development::Social Conflict and Violence
okr.topicPeace and Peacekeeping
okr.topicSocial Development::Post Conflict Reintegration
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicConflict and Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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