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Explaining the Demand for Sovereignty

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dc.contributor.authorSambanis, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorMilanovic, Branko
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:06:19Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:06:19Z
dc.date.issued2011-11-01
dc.description.abstractWhy do groups want to secede and where are we most likely to see demands for self-determination? This paper proposes an economic explanation whereby a tradeoff between income and sovereignty implies that, other things being equal, richer regions are more likely to want more autonomy and conflict arises due to a disparity between desired and actual levels of sovereignty. The authors provide simple empirical tests using new data collected at the level of second-tier administrative subdivisions in 48 decentralized countries. They find a positive association between, on the one hand, relative regional income, regional population share, natural resource endowment, and regional inter-personal inequality and, on the other hand, observed sovereignty levels. Ethnically distinct regions have lower sovereignty, but this association is only conditional on controlling for the interactive effects between ethnic distinctiveness and regional inter-personal inequality.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111128082306
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5888
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3656
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5888
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectADJACENT REGIONS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE REGION
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICTS
dc.subjectASSET REDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectBASQUE REGION
dc.subjectBORDER REGIONS
dc.subjectBOUNDARIES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCIVIL WARS
dc.subjectCOLONIALISM
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEFENSE
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDISTINCT REGIONS
dc.subjectDYNAMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMIC REGIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORIES
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectETHNIC CONFLICT
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectETHNIC HETEROGENEITY
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITY
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFLAG
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL REGION
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHIGHER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectIMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTER-REGIONAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMODERNIZATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectNATIONAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATIONALISM
dc.subjectNATIONALISMS
dc.subjectNATIONS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOLD REGIME
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOLARIZATION
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ACTION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPOOR REGIONS
dc.subjectPOORER REGIONS
dc.subjectPOPULAR SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUSES
dc.subjectPOPULATION MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC SUPPORT
dc.subjectPULL FACTORS
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectREGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectREGIONAL CONFLICT
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEMAND
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEMANDS
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCE
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectREGIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectREGIONAL INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectREGIONAL PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectREGIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL POPULATION SHARE
dc.subjectREGIONAL REVENUES
dc.subjectREGIONAL TAXES
dc.subjectREGIONAL VARIATION
dc.subjectREGIONALISM
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRESOURCE-RICH REGIONS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectREVOLUTION
dc.subjectRICH REGIONS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL INCOME
dc.subjectSCHOOL CURRICULUM
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSELF-DETERMINATION
dc.subjectSELF-ESTEEM
dc.subjectSMALL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONFLICT
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSOVEREIGNTIES
dc.subjectSOVEREIGNTY
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNMET DEMAND
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENT CONFLICT
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.titleExplaining the Demand for Sovereigntyen
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okr.crossref.titleExplaining the Demand for Sovereignty
okr.date.disclosure2011-11-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:19:48.003193Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid431261468321561090
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5888
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20111128082306
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum15505868
okr.identifier.reportWPS5888
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.sectorOther social services,General public administration sector
okr.sectorHealth and other social services,Public Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Poverty & Inequality (DECPI)
okr.volume1 of 1
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