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The Causes of Civil War

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dc.contributor.authorDjankov, Simeon
dc.contributor.authorReynal-Querol, Marta
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-07T17:26:19Z
dc.date.available2012-06-07T17:26:19Z
dc.date.issued2007-06
dc.description.abstractThe dominant hypothesis in the literature that studies conflict is that poverty is the main cause of civil wars. The authors instead analyze the effect of institutions on civil war, controlling for income per capita. In their set up, institutions are endogenous and colonial origins affect civil wars through their legacy on institutions. Their results indicate that institutions, proxied by the protection of property rights, rule of law and the efficiency of the legal system, are a fundamental cause of civil war. In particular, an improvement in institutions from the median value in the sample to the 75th percentile is associated with a 38 percentage points' reduction in the incidence of civil wars. Moreover, once institutions are included as explaining civil wars, income does not have any effect on civil war, either directly or indirectly.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7726695/causes-civil-war
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4254
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7416
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4254
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE VALUE
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectCIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCIVIL WARS
dc.subjectCONFLICT RESOLUTION
dc.subjectCOURTS
dc.subjectDEFENSE
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIFFERENCES IN INCOME
dc.subjectDISPUTES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STAGNATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL LITERATURE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESULTS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectENDOGENOUS VARIABLE
dc.subjectENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectEPIDEMICS
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS VARIABLE
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY POWER
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLE
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPROPRIATION
dc.subjectGAMBIA
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME TAXATION
dc.subjectINCOME VARIABLES
dc.subjectINVESTIGATION
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLARGE POPULATION
dc.subjectLARGE POPULATIONS
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMONETARY ECONOMICS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP
dc.subject0 HYPOTHESIS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPEACE RESEARCH
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectPOSITIVE RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCREASES
dc.subjectPRIVATE AGENTS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL SAMPLES
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT EFFECT
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectWARS
dc.titleThe Causes of Civil Waren
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.crossref.titleThe Causes Of Civil War
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:38:06.852280Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7726695/causes-civil-war
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid791491468141578331
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4254
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20070615144341
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7726695
okr.identifier.reportWPS4254
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicPeace and Peacekeeping
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicConflict and Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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