CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT

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.

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  The Handbook of Economic Development and Institutions

• Publication date

  2017-08-02

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Economics, Political Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1146/ANNUREV-ECONOMICS-061109-080205
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