Search Results - subject:"fragile"

State capability and prospects for close co-ordination: Considerations for industrial policy in Africa

Gisselquist, Rachel M. - 2015

Recent research highlights the considerable potential of industrial policy to support structural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa. Given the importance of the state in industrial policy, this paper considers the implications for these discussions of recent work on state fragility. It argues...

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Social institutions and gender inequality in fragile states: Are they relevant for the post-MDG debate?

Branisa Caballero, Boris Sergio; Cardona, Carolina - 2015

We focus on an issue that appears particularly relevant for fragile states and which has received little attention … that fragile states perform worse than other non-fragile developing countries when considering these social institutions …. We suggest that a special set of indicators reflecting social institutions related to gender inequality in both fragile …

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The fragile road towards peace and democracy: insights on the effectiveness of international support to post-conflict Burundi

Mroß, Karina - 2015

How can international engagement support fragile states on their path towards peace and democracy? In light of …

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Towers of strength in turbulent times? Assessing the effectiveness of international support to peace and democracy in Kenya and Kyrgyzstan in the aftermath of interethnic violence

Fiedler, Charlotte - 2015

considered fragile states – a group of countries with distinct challenges that the policy world is still struggling to …

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Civil war outcomes and a durable peace: setting the record straight

Kreutz, Joakim - 2015

One strand of current conflict research claims that military victories are beneficial for peace. It is argued that these outcomes produce more unified post-conflict societies, thereby facilitating reconstruction and economic development. The implication of this view is that, instead of...

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Was kann Entwicklungspolitik zur Bekämpfung von Fluchtursachen beitragen?

Schraven, Benjamin; Trautner, Bernhard; Leininger, Julia; … - 2015

Seit Monaten diskutiert Europa, wie man mit der Ankunft von Hunderttausenden von Flüchtlingen aus dem Nahen Osten, Afrika und anderen Teilen der Welt umgehen soll. Dabei wird oft übersehen, dass nur ein kleiner Teil der weltweit etwa 60 Millionen Flüchtlinge nach Europa kommt – so belief...

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Decentralizing for a deeper democracy and a more supple state

Faguet, Jean-Paul; Fox, Ashley; Pöschl, Caroline - 2015

Well-designed decentralization can deepen democracy and strengthen the state in five key ways. Decentralizing below the level of social cleavages should undermine secessionism by peeling away moderates from radical leaders. The "fragmentation of authority" critique is mistaken; decentralization...

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Togo: recent political and economic development

Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015

Backed by peaceful but undemocratic presidential (2010) and legislative (July 2013) elections the Gnassingbé regime consolidated its power. In view of the absolute majority of the ruling party, its inclination for meaningful constitutional and electoral reforms, as demanded by the opposition...

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Harnessing Resource Wealth for Inclusive Growth in Fragile States

Delechat, Corinne; Clark, Will; Gupta, Pranav; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015

Like other fragile sub-Saharan African countries, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone are seeking to …

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Liberia

Berman, Daphna - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015

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