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Breaking the Conflict Trap : Civil War and Development Policy

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dc.contributor.authorCollier, Paul
dc.contributor.authorElliott, V. L.
dc.contributor.authorHegre, HÃ¥vard
dc.contributor.authorHoeffler, Anke
dc.contributor.authorReynal-Querol, Marta
dc.contributor.authorSambanis, Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-13T21:27:26Z
dc.date.available2013-06-13T21:27:26Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractMost wars are now civil wars. Even though international wars attract enormous global attention, they have become infrequent and brief. Civil wars usually attract less attention, but they have become increasingly common and typically go on for years. This report argues that civil war is now an important issue for development. War retards development, but conversely, development retards war. This double causation gives rise to virtuous and vicious circles. Where development succeeds, countries become progressively safer from violent conflict, making subsequent development easier. Where development fails, countries are at high risk of becoming caught in a conflict trap in which war wrecks the economy and increases the risk of further war. The global incidence of civil war is high because the international community has done little to avert it. Inertia is rooted in two beliefs: that we can safely 'let them fight it out among themselves' and that 'nothing can be done' because civil war is driven by ancestral ethnic and religious hatreds. The purpose of this report is to challenge these beliefs.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/12811034/breaking-conflict-trap-civil-war-development-policy
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-5481-0
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5481-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13938
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank and Oxford University Press
dc.relation.ispartofseriesA World Bank policy research report;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectADULT MORTALITY
dc.subjectAIDS PANDEMIC
dc.subjectARMAMENTS
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectARMED FORCES
dc.subjectARMS
dc.subjectARMS RACE
dc.subjectARMY
dc.subjectASYLUM
dc.subjectASYLUM SEEKERS
dc.subjectATROCITIES
dc.subjectBABIES
dc.subjectBAN
dc.subjectBASIS FOR ACTION
dc.subjectBOMBING
dc.subjectBOUNDARIES
dc.subjectCENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subjectCIVIL DISORDER
dc.subjectCIVIL RIGHTS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCIVIL WARS
dc.subjectCIVILIAN CASUALTIES
dc.subjectCIVILIAN POPULATION
dc.subjectCOLD WAR
dc.subjectCOLONIALISM
dc.subjectCOMBAT
dc.subjectCONFLICT PREVENTION
dc.subjectCONFLICT RESOLUTION
dc.subjectCONFLICTS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE
dc.subjectCOST OF WAR
dc.subjectCOUNTERINSURGENCY
dc.subjectCOUNTERPARTS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCRIMINALITY
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDECOLONIZATION
dc.subjectDEFENCE
dc.subjectDEMOBILIZATION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISARMAMENT
dc.subjectDISASTER
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISPLACED PERSON
dc.subjectDISPLACED PERSONS
dc.subjectDISPUTES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDRUG
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEX-COMBATANTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL DEBT
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFATALITIES
dc.subjectFIGHTING
dc.subjectFLOODED
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFORCED MIGRATION
dc.subjectFORCED SEX
dc.subjectGENOCIDE
dc.subjectGLOBAL EFFORT
dc.subjectGLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTHY LIFE
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV INFECTION
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectIMF
dc.subjectIMPOSED PEACE
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASE
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERCOURSE
dc.subjectINTERNAL WARS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ACTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MEDIATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL REFUGEES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WAR
dc.subjectLACK OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLAND- MINE
dc.subjectLANDMINE
dc.subjectLANDMINES
dc.subjectLARGE NUMBERS OF REFUGEES
dc.subjectLARGE POPULATIONS
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL POPULATION
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMASS VIOLENCE
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMENINGITIS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMILITARIZATION
dc.subjectMILITARY ACTIVITY
dc.subjectMILITARY EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectMILITARY EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectMILITARY INTERVENTION
dc.subjectMILITARY INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectMILITARY PERSONNEL
dc.subjectMILITARY SPENDING
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINESWEEPING
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONALISM
dc.subjectNATIONS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectNEGOTIATION
dc.subjectNEIGHBORING STATES
dc.subjectNONCOMBATANTS
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF REFUGEES
dc.subjectORDNANCE
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPEACE RESEARCH
dc.subjectPEACEKEEPING
dc.subjectPEACEKEEPING FORCES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOPULATION DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION SUBGROUPS
dc.subjectPOSTCONFLICT SETTINGS
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANCY RELATED CAUSES
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPREMATURE DEATH
dc.subjectPROSTITUTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRAINFOREST
dc.subjectRAPE
dc.subjectRAPISTS
dc.subjectREBEL
dc.subjectREBEL ARMIES
dc.subjectREBELS
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectREFUGEE CAMPS
dc.subjectREFUGEE POPULATIONS
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectREPATRIATION
dc.subjectRESCUE
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURNEES
dc.subjectRIOTS
dc.subjectRISK OF DEATH
dc.subjectRISK REDUCTION
dc.subjectRISKY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectSEXUALITY
dc.subjectSEXUALITY ISSUES
dc.subjectSEXUALLY ACTIVE
dc.subjectSEXUALLY ACTIVE MEN
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONTROLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectSOLDIERS
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectSUPERPOWER
dc.subjectTERRORISM
dc.subjectTRAUMA
dc.subjectTREATY
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectUSE OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENT CONFLICT
dc.subjectWARFARE
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWARTIME
dc.subjectWEAPONS
dc.subjectWOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.titleBreaking the Conflict Trap : Civil War and Development Policyen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/12811034/breaking-conflict-trap-civil-war-development-policy
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid361831468177875557
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-5481-0
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000334955_20100928040222
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum12811034
okr.identifier.report56793
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/09/28/000334955_20100928040222/Rendered/PDF/567930PUB0brea10Box353739B01PUBLIC1.pdfen
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.topicConflict and Development::Post Conflict Reconstruction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicUrban Development::Hazard Risk Management
okr.topicPeace and Peacekeeping
okr.topicConflict and Development::International Affairs
okr.unitOffice of the Regional Vice Pres (AFRVP)
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