Conflict and Development—Lessons from South Asia

Ejaz Ghani (eghaniwb@gmail.com) and Lakshmi Iyer

World Bank - Economic Premise, 2010, issue 31, 1-8

Abstract: South Asia is the second most violent place on earth after Iraq. Conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan have attracted global attention. Parts of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal have experienced long-running conflict. Conflicts result in death, misery, social trauma, destruction of infrastructure, and have huge spillover effects. What is conflict? Where is it concentrated? Is conflict a problem for development, or a failure of development? What should policy makers do?

Keywords: Conflict; development; South Asia; violence; Afghanistan; Pakistan; India; Sri Lanka; Nepal; reconstruction; war (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F35 F5 F51 F52 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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