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What Do We (Not) Know About Development Aid and Violence? A Systematic Review.
- Source :
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World Development . Oct2017, Vol. 98, p506-522. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Summary The paper presents findings from the first-ever systematic review of the causal impact of development aid on violence in countries affected by civil war. The review identifies 19 studies: Fourteen within-country studies from Afghanistan, Iraq, Colombia, Philippines, and India, and five cross-national studies. These studies investigate the impact of six aid types: Community-driven development, conditional cash transfers, public employment scheme, humanitarian aid, infrastructure, and aid provided by military commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan. The evidence for a violence-dampening effect of aid in conflict zones is not strong. Aid in conflict zones is more likely to exacerbate violence than to dampen violence. A violence-dampening effect of aid appears to be conditional on a relatively secure environment for aid projects to be implemented. A violence-increasing effect occurs when aid is misappropriated by violent actors, or when violent actors sabotage aid projects in order to disrupt the cooperation between the local population and the government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0305750X
- Volume :
- 98
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- World Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124048084
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.05.013