Is Africa Different? Historical Conflict and State Development
| Autor: | James Fenske, Mark Dincecco, Massimiliano Gaetano Onorato |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Dincecco M., Fenske J., Onorato Massimiliano Gaetano |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Economics and Econometrics
History Warfare Old World 060106 history of social sciences media_common.quotation_subject Fiscal Capacity Development Warfare State development Fiscal capacity Civil conflict Africa Fiscal capacity Gross domestic product jel:H20 jel:N40 State (polity) Rest (finance) Political science 0502 economics and business Development economics 050602 political science & public administration Civil Conflict 0601 history and archaeology jel:P48 050207 economics media_common State Development 05 social sciences 06 humanities and the arts jel:C10 0506 political science Geography Political economy jel:O55 |
| ISSN: | 2078-0389 |
| Popis: | We show that the long-run consequences of historical warfare are different for Sub-Saharan Africa than for the rest of the Old World. We identify the locations of over 1,750 conflicts in Africa, Asia, and Europe from 1400 to 1799. We find that historical warfare predicts greater state capacity today across the Old World, including in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is no significant correlation between historical warfare and current civil conflicts across the rest of the Old World. However, this correlation is strong and positive in Sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, while a history of conflict predicts higher per capita GDP for the rest of the Old World, this positive consequence is overturned for Sub-Saharan Africa. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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