Conflict and Development : Lessons from South Asia

Conflict and Development : Lessons from South Asia

South Asia is the second most violent place on earth after Iraq. Conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan have attracted global attention. Parts of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal have experienced long-running conflict. Conflicts result in death, misery,...

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Main Authors: Ghani, Ejaz, Iyer, Lakshmi
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AID AGENCIES
ARMED FORCES
BACKWARD REGIONS
BOMBINGS
BOUNDARIES
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WARS
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
CONFLICTS
COUNTERINSURGENCY
DEATHS
DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ETHNIC CONFLICT
ETHNIC CONFLICTS
FIGHTING
FRONTIER
GLOBAL MARKETS
GLOBAL TRADE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
IBRD
INCOME
INSURGENT
INSURGENTS
LAGGING REGION
LAGGING REGIONS
LAND INVASIONS
LANDLOCKED REGIONS
MILITARY OPERATIONS
MILITIAS
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY LINES
NEGOTIATIONS
PEACE
PEACE AGREEMENTS
PEACE RESEARCH
POLICE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR REGIONS
POORER AREAS
POORER REGIONS
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
REBELS
REFUGEE
REGIONAL COOPERATION
REGIONAL COOPERATION INITIATIVES
REINTEGRATION OF REFUGEES
REVOLUTIONS
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
TERRORISM
TRADE POLICY
TRAP
VICTIMS
VIOLENCE
VIOLENT CONFLICT
WAR
WARS
WELFARE PROGRAMS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/09/12764884/conflict-development-lessons-south-asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10157
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Summary:South Asia is the second most violent place on earth after Iraq. Conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan have attracted global attention. Parts of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal have experienced long-running conflict. Conflicts result in death, misery, social trauma, destruction of infrastructure, and have huge spillover effects. What is conflict? Where is it concentrated? Is conflict a problem for development, or a failure of development? And what should policy makers do?

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