Oil and the Propensity to Armed Struggle in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Oil and the Propensity to Armed Struggle in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

This paper attempts to explain the determinants of the propensity to armed struggle and the probability of participation by individuals in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria using primary (micro) data. While grievance appears to be pervasive among i...

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Main Author: Oyefusi, Aderoju
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
CITIZEN
CITIZENS
CIVIL CONFLICT
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WARS
COLLECTIVE
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEM
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY LEADERS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
CONFLICT PREVENTION
CONFLICT RISK
CONFLICTS
CORPORATION
COST OF REBELLION
COUNTER-INSURGENCY
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
DELTA
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
DOMINANT ETHNIC GROUP
DRUGS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MODEL OF CRIME
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC POLICIES
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXTORTION
FOREGONE INCOME
FORMAL EDUCATION
GOVERNMENT REPRESSION
GREED-GRIEVANCE
HIGH RISK
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RIGHTS
IDEAS
IMMIGRATION
INDIVIDUALS
INTENSITY OF CONFLICT
INVESTIGATION
LABOR MARKET
LARGE POPULATION
LIMITED
LOCAL CONTROL
LOOT-SEEKING REBELLION
MILITARY PRESENCE
MINORITY
MONOPOLY
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUMBER OF PERSONS
OPPORTUNITY COST
OPPORTUNITY FOR REBELLION
PEACE
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
POLITICAL POWER
POLITICAL RIGHTS
POLITICAL VIOLENCE
POST-CONFLICT
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PROBABILITY OF VICTORY
PROGRESS
PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS
REBEL ARMY
REBEL FORCE
REBEL FORCES
REBEL GROUP
REBEL GROUPS
REBEL LEADER
REBEL ORGANIZATION
REBELLION
RELIGIOUS DIVISIONS
RELIGIOUS IDENTITY
RISK OF REBELLION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIETIES
SOCIETY
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRANSPORTATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
VIOLENT CONFLICT
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7523849/oil-propensity-armed-struggle-niger-delta-region-nigeria
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7002

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7523849/oil-propensity-armed-struggle-niger-delta-region-nigeria
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7002

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