Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia
Violent conflict and political instability are escalating worldwide, with Africa experiencing some of the most severe challenges. The region, home to 60% of the world’s poor (World Bank 2023), saw statebased armed conflict events nearly triple between 2007 and 2023 (Rustad 2024), while protests more...
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| author | Hirvonen, Kalle Machado, Elia Simons, Andrew M. |
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| description | Violent conflict and political instability are escalating worldwide, with Africa experiencing some of the most severe challenges. The region, home to 60% of the world’s poor (World Bank 2023), saw statebased armed conflict events nearly triple between 2007 and 2023 (Rustad 2024), while protests more than quadrupled from 2007 to 2019 (OECD 2021). Over this period, poverty reduction in Africa has been particularly sluggish in fragile and conflict-affected areas (Beegle et al. 2018a), likely due to the substantial economic losses associated with violent conflict and civil unrest. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1634202025-12-08T10:06:44Z Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia Hirvonen, Kalle Machado, Elia Simons, Andrew M. conflicts public works risk assessment violence Violent conflict and political instability are escalating worldwide, with Africa experiencing some of the most severe challenges. The region, home to 60% of the world’s poor (World Bank 2023), saw statebased armed conflict events nearly triple between 2007 and 2023 (Rustad 2024), while protests more than quadrupled from 2007 to 2019 (OECD 2021). Over this period, poverty reduction in Africa has been particularly sluggish in fragile and conflict-affected areas (Beegle et al. 2018a), likely due to the substantial economic losses associated with violent conflict and civil unrest. 2024-12-12 2024-12-12T16:58:44Z 2024-12-12T16:58:44Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163420 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163301 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102549 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hirvonen, Kalle; Machado, Elia; and Simons, Andrew M. 2024. Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia. CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163420 |
| spellingShingle | conflicts public works risk assessment violence Hirvonen, Kalle Machado, Elia Simons, Andrew M. Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia |
| title | Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest evidence from a large scale public works program in ethiopia |
| topic | conflicts public works risk assessment violence |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163420 |
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