Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia

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dc.creatorHirvonen, Kalle
dc.creatorMachado, Elia
dc.creatorSimons, Andrew M.
dc.date2024-12-12
dc.date2024-12-12T16:58:44Z
dc.date2024-12-12T16:58:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:03:03Z
dc.descriptionViolent conflict and political instability are escalating worldwide, with Africa experiencing some of the most severe challenges. The region, home to 60% of the world’s poor (World Bank 2023), saw statebased armed conflict events nearly triple between 2007 and 2023 (Rustad 2024), while protests more than quadrupled from 2007 to 2019 (OECD 2021). Over this period, poverty reduction in Africa has been particularly sluggish in fragile and conflict-affected areas (Beegle et al. 2018a), likely due to the substantial economic losses associated with violent conflict and civil unrest.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/163420
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93122
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/163301
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102549
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceHirvonen, Kalle; Machado, Elia; and Simons, Andrew M. 2024. Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia. CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163420
dc.subjectconflicts
dc.subjectpublic works
dc.subjectrisk assessment
dc.subjectviolence
dc.titleCan social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia
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