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dc.contributor.authorRanis, Gustaven
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-12-
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-20T13:14:56Z-
dc.date.available2012-06-20T13:14:56Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/59151-
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews the literature on the impact of ethnic diversity on economic development. Ethnically polarized societies are less likely to agree on the provision of public goods and more likely to engage in rent seeking activities providing lower levels of social capital. Initial conditions are important determinants of adverse development outcomes. The role of decentralization, democracy and markets as potential remedies are discussed. The paper then presents a number of preliminary hypotheses on the relationship between diversity and instability in order to stimulate future research.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aYale University, Economic Growth Center |cNew Haven, CTen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCenter Discussion Paper |x1001en
dc.subject.jelO11en
dc.subject.jelO40en
dc.subject.jelO43en
dc.subject.jelO55en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordAfricaen
dc.subject.keywordDiversityen
dc.subject.keywordEconomic Growthen
dc.subject.keywordInstabilityen
dc.titleDiversity of communities and economic development: An overview-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn668088532en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:egc:wpaper:1001en

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