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Road Investment and Violence in DRC: Perishable Peace Dividends

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dc.contributor.authorLebrand, Mathilde
dc.contributor.authorMueller, Hannes
dc.contributor.authorSchouten, Peer
dc.contributor.authorSteinbuks, Jevgenijs
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-21T15:21:53Z
dc.date.available2025-02-21T15:21:53Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-21
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the effect of road rehabilitation on violent conflict using a novel, rich dataset of road rehabilitation projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country received massive external investments in transport infrastructure rehabilitation under conditions of endemic conflict, often with the explicit objective of supporting peacebuilding objectives. The paper finds that investments in road rehabilitation deter violence, which decreases significantly by around 5 to 10 percentage points after the completion of road rehabilitation. However, another significant finding, based on large-scale machine learning analysis of remote sensing data of road quality over time, is that the peace dividend of infrastructure investments is perishable: violence increases again as roads progressively deteriorate. Improved durability and systematic maintenance of roads are thus necessary to extend the “peace dividend” of road investments.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099918402202544017/IDU122adf56614ff11450e181131d7c22b704dae
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11071
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-11071
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42846
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 11071
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectDRC
dc.subjectMINING
dc.subjectREMOTE SENSING
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.titleRoad Investment and Violence in DRCen
dc.title.subtitlePerishable Peace Dividendsen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.date.disclosure2025-02-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T11:53:19.206189Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-02-20T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099918402202544017/IDU122adf56614ff11450e181131d7c22b704dae
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okr.identifier.docmidIDU-22adf566-4ff1-450e-8113-d7c22b704dae
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11071
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34458512
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okr.identifier.reportWPS11071
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.countryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Roads & Transport
okr.topicUrban Development::Transport in Urban Areas
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Finance
okr.topicConflict and Development::Conflict and Fragile States
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Resources Management
okr.unitInfra - Chief Economist Infra (INFCE)
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