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State capacity, manufacturing and civil conflict

Jacopo Costa and Roberto Ricciuti

POLIS Working Papers from Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS

Abstract: In this note we empirically analyze the link between state capacity and civil conflict via the manufacturing sector, which is the source of wealth for an emerging new elite interested in obtaining political representation, and is the outcome of a new political equilibrium more in tune with capital accumulation. This raises the cost of civil conflict, reducing its probability of occurrence. We find evidence in favor of our hypothesis in a panel of African countries.

Keywords: civil conflict; manufacturing; state capacity; fragile states; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 O14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2010-09
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-afr, nep-cdm and nep-soc
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