Conflict and Development

Debraj Ray and Joan Esteban ()

Annual Review of Economics, 2017, vol. 9, issue 1, 263-293

Abstract: In this review, we examine the links between economic development and social conflict. By economic development, we refer broadly to aggregate changes in per capita income and wealth or in the distribution of that wealth. By social conflict, we refer to within-country unrest, ranging from peaceful demonstrations, processions, and strikes to violent riots and civil war. We organize our review by critically examining three common perceptions: that conflict declines with ongoing economic growth; that conflict is principally organized along economic differences rather than similarities; and that conflict, most especially in developing countries, is driven by ethnic motives.

Keywords: economic development; social conflict; inequality; civil war; ethnic divisions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H56 O10 O15 O43 P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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