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Trading away from conflict : using trade to increase resilience in fragile states /

While economic growth in developing countries over the last ten years has lifted more people out of poverty than in any previous time, more than one billion people still live in countries affected by violent conflict. Conflict weakens governance, undermines economic development and threatens both na...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Calì, Massimiliano (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank Group, [2015]
Colección:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Trade.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Abbreviations
  • Overview
  • Introduction
  • Main Results
  • Policy Directions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 1. How Trade Can Affect Conflict
  • Introduction
  • Trade Flows in Fragile Countries Are Different
  • Why Changes in Trade Flows May Affect Conflict
  • Cross-Country Evidence on Trade Shocks and Conflict
  • Evidence from Nigerian States (2004-13)
  • Evidence from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2000-04)
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 2. Conditions That Affect the Impact of Trade Shocks on Conflict
  • Introduction
  • Grievances
  • Institutional Capacity and Inclusiveness
  • Conditions in Neighboring Countries
  • Transmission of Prices to Domestic Markets
  • Cross-Country Empirical Tests
  • Testing for the Importance of Heterogeneity in the Nigerian Conflict
  • Heterogeneity in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 3. How Trade Policy Could Ease Tensions in Fragile Countries
  • Trade Policies in Fragile Countries Must Take into Account the Implications for Conflict
  • Manage Receipts from Commodity Exports in a Conflict-Sensitive Way
  • Protect Producers, Consumers, and Workers from Adverse Trade Shocks
  • Promote Trade with Neighbors
  • Support Labor-Intensive Exports
  • Build Long-Term Conflict Resilience
  • Appendix A. Data Issues
  • Appendix B. Estimation Methodology and Empirical Results.