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1 January 2008
Published by: MICROCON
Published as part of the MICROCON series, this Policy Briefing uses data from India to compare the effectiveness of redistributive transfers and policing in reducing conflict.
1 December 2007
Published by: IDS
Published by MICROCON, this paper provides a theoretical analysis in a dynamic setting of the merits of redistributive transfers in preventing the onset of (and reducing) civil unrest and compare it with policies of more direct intervention such as the use of police.
A five-year research programme, taking an innovative micro level, multidisciplinary approach to studying the conflict cycle.
1 July 2006
Published by: Elsevier
Published in World Development, this Journal article provides a novel empirical analysis of the impact of collective action on economic development using data for South India.
30 May 2006
Published by: Wiley
Published in the Journal of International Development, this paper discusses the importance of social security policies in developing economies, using empirical evidence from India.
1 April 2006
Published by: HiCN
Published as part of the Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) series, this paper looks at the civil war and genocide in the 1990-2000 period in Rwanda and analyses the differential economic impacts on the country’s provinces.
Undertaking collaborative research into the causes and effects of violent conflict at the household level.
1 January 2006
Published by: University of Manchester
This Working Paper was published by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre at the University of Manchester
1 January 2006
Journal article published in World Development
27 October 2005
Published by: Routledge
Latin America is faced with the challenge of achieving the Millennium Developmental Goal to halve poverty in the region by 2015. Historically, this region has experienced persistently high levels of inequality and poverty, the causes and consequences of which are analytically examined here.