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Causes and consequences of civil strife - micro-level evidence from Uganda, Volume 1

Author:	Deininger, Klaus;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3045
Country:	Uganda;	Date Stored:	2003/06/06
Document Date:	2003/05/31	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Major Sector:	(Historic)Sector not applicable
Region:	Africa	Report Number:	WPS3045
Sub Sectors:	General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector; (Historic)Sector not applicable	SubTopics:	Environmental Economics & Policies; Information Technology; International Terrorism & Counterterrorism; Education and Society; Economic Theory & Research; Poverty Assessment; Decentralization
Volume No:	1

Summary: To bridge the gap between case studies and highly aggregate cross-country analyses of civil unrest, the author uses data from Uganda to explore determinants of civil strife (as contrasted to theft and physical violence) at the community level, as well as the potentially differential impact of these variables on investment and nonagricultural enterprise formation at the household level. He finds that distance from infrastructure (a proxy for scarcity of economic opportunities and government investment), asset inequality (social tension), the presence of cash crops (expropriable wealth), and lower levels of human capital (ability to take advantage of opportunities in the "regular" economy) all increase the propensity for civil strife. Furthermore, civil strife, in marked contrast to violence and theft, reduces investment and nonagricultural enterprise start-ups.


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