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Guns, Books, or Doctors? Conflict and Public Spending in Haiti: Lessons from Cross-Country Evidence

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Raju Jan
dc.contributor.authorBodea, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorHigashijima, Masaaki
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-13T22:17:35Z
dc.date.available2016-06-13T22:17:35Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.description.abstractHaiti's economic development has been held back by a history of civil conflict and violence. With donor assistance declining from its exceptional levels following the 2010 earthquake, and concessional financing growing scarce, Haiti must learn to live with tighter budget constraints. At the same time, the United Nations forces that have provided security in the past decade are scaling down. Against this backdrop, this paper explores the conditions under which public spending can minimize violent conflict, and draws possible lessons for Haiti. Drawing on an empirical analysis of 148 countries over the period 1960-2009, simulations for Haiti suggest that increases in military spending would be associated with a higher risk of conflict, an observation in line with Haiti's own history. Greater welfare expenditure (education, health, and social assistance), by contrast, would be associated with lower risk of conflict.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26396742/guns-books-or-doctors-conflict-public-spending-haiti-lessons-cross-country-evidence
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7681
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24518
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7681
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectTERRORISM
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectCIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subjectCIVIL LIBERTIES
dc.subjectCONFLICT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectMILITIAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectTOLERANCE
dc.subjectMILITARY PERSONNEL
dc.subjectMILITARY REGIMES
dc.subjectJUNTA
dc.subjectNATIONS
dc.subjectADEQUATE EDUCATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CONFLICT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectCONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCIVIL UNREST
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectSOLDIERS
dc.subjectMILITARY EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectINDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectREBELS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectFIREARMS
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
dc.subjectMILITARY BUDGETS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDISPUTES
dc.subjectMILITARY SPENDING
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectAIR FORCE
dc.subjectFOREIGN AID
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectREGIONAL CONFLICT
dc.subjectMATERIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectYOUNG MALE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTRUST
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectSECURITY FORCES
dc.subjectCOERCION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subjectARMED FORCES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSTATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectURBAN DWELLERS
dc.subjectEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectGRANTS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectGENOCIDE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectIMF
dc.subjectOBSERVERS
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectYOUNG SOLDIERS
dc.subjectMILITARY
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectRAPES
dc.subjectREBEL
dc.subjectCOLD WAR
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectPROVISION OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectINTERPERSONAL SKILLS
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectWORKSHOP
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL OPPOSITION
dc.subjectECONOMY
dc.subjectVIOLENT CONFLICT
dc.subjectNATION
dc.subjectPOPULATIONS
dc.subjectBATTLE
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectFIGHTING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STUDIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectPOPULOUS COUNTRIES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectBATTLES
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WAR
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectMILITARY FORCES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectARMY
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectARMS
dc.subjectLIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATIONALISM
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectREHABILITATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectCONFLICTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL DEBT
dc.subjectLAW
dc.subjectDEFENSE
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectURBAN SLUMS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectAGREEMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESS
dc.subjectCONFLICT RESOLUTION
dc.subjectPEACE RESEARCH
dc.subjectDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectPEACE PROCESS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectCIVIL WARS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectMILITARIZATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectREVOLUTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectPEACEKEEPING
dc.subjectNAVY
dc.subjectECONOMIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.titleGuns, Books, or Doctors? Conflict and Public Spending in Haitien
dc.title.subtitleLessons from Cross-Country Evidenceen
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okr.crossref.titleGuns, Books, or Doctors? Conflict and Public Spending in Haiti: Lessons from Cross-Country Evidence
okr.date.disclosure2016-05-23
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26396742/guns-books-or-doctors-conflict-public-spending-haiti-lessons-cross-country-evidence
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7681
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryHaiti
okr.topicConflict and Development::Post Conflict Reconstruction
okr.topicSocial Development::Post Conflict Reintegration
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Conflict and Violence
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Public Sector Expenditure Policy
okr.unitHaiti Country Management Unit, Latin America and the Caribbean Region
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