Civil war onset, natural resource rents and social cohesion

This paper examines the nexus between civil war onset, natural resource rents, and social cohesion. Indeed, the main hypothesis is centered on the role of the hydrocarbon resource in promoting conflicts, especially in societies characterized by discrimination. Hence, using a comprehensive dataset, t...

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Autores principales: El-Badawi, Ibrahim, Ibrahim, Hosam, Zaki, Chahir
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Economic Research Forum 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143210
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description This paper examines the nexus between civil war onset, natural resource rents, and social cohesion. Indeed, the main hypothesis is centered on the role of the hydrocarbon resource in promoting conflicts, especially in societies characterized by discrimination. Hence, using a comprehensive dataset, this paper’s contribution is twofold. First, we test the non-linear effect of institutions and rents on the likelihood of civil war onset. Second, we introduce several measures of social cohesion and institutions. Our main findings show that both political institutions and rents have a non-linear effect on the outbreak of civil wars. Moreover, social cohesion variables measured by the share of discriminated population increases the probability of a civil war onset. These results remain robust in different econometric specifications, various estimation techniques and diverse measures.
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spelling CGSpace1432102025-04-15T19:05:51Z Civil war onset, natural resource rents and social cohesion El-Badawi, Ibrahim Ibrahim, Hosam Zaki, Chahir natural resources war political institutions civil conflict conflicts governance This paper examines the nexus between civil war onset, natural resource rents, and social cohesion. Indeed, the main hypothesis is centered on the role of the hydrocarbon resource in promoting conflicts, especially in societies characterized by discrimination. Hence, using a comprehensive dataset, this paper’s contribution is twofold. First, we test the non-linear effect of institutions and rents on the likelihood of civil war onset. Second, we introduce several measures of social cohesion and institutions. Our main findings show that both political institutions and rents have a non-linear effect on the outbreak of civil wars. Moreover, social cohesion variables measured by the share of discriminated population increases the probability of a civil war onset. These results remain robust in different econometric specifications, various estimation techniques and diverse measures. 2020-09-01 2024-05-22T12:12:32Z 2024-05-22T12:12:32Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143210 en Open Access Economic Research Forum El-Badawi, Ibrahim; Ibrahim, Hosam; and Zaki, Chahir. 2020. Civil war onset, natural resource rents and social cohesion. ERF Working Papers Series 1401. Giza, Egypt: The Economic Research Forum (ERF). https://erf.org.eg/publications/civil-war-onset-natural-resource-rents-and-social-cohesion/
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Zaki, Chahir
Civil war onset, natural resource rents and social cohesion
title Civil war onset, natural resource rents and social cohesion
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title_fullStr Civil war onset, natural resource rents and social cohesion
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title_short Civil war onset, natural resource rents and social cohesion
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war
political institutions
civil conflict
conflicts
governance
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