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British Columbia and the NEUDC conference at Harvard University in
, 2008
"... Abstract Ethnic diversity has been shown to have negative consequences on the delivery of key public goods. It may be expected that the impact of ethnicity will be most critical in the diverse societies of Sub-Saharan Africa where the problems of development appear particularly intractable. However ..."
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Abstract Ethnic diversity has been shown to have negative consequences on the delivery of key public goods. It may be expected that the impact of ethnicity will be most critical in the diverse societies of Sub-Saharan Africa where the problems of development appear particularly intractable. However, given the centralized nature of African politics, the measurement of ethnic diversity is an important factor in the analysis. This paper demonstrates that ethnic diversity has a significant impact on the provision of basic public services such as water and electricity across 13 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, when measured at local and regional scales, respectively.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
"... Partitioning political jurisdictions has become an increasingly common solution to ethnic con-flict. While partitions have proved to be effective in achieving immediate peace, their ef-fect on post-conflict recovery remains unclear. This paper studies the effects of the partition which ended the 199 ..."
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Partitioning political jurisdictions has become an increasingly common solution to ethnic con-flict. While partitions have proved to be effective in achieving immediate peace, their ef-fect on post-conflict recovery remains unclear. This paper studies the effects of the partition which ended the 1992-1995 Bosnian War on the post-war provision of public goods at the municipality-level. Comparing trends in the provision of public schooling across partitioned and unpartitioned municipalities during the 1986-2006 period, I find that partitioned munic-ipalities provide 58 percent more primary schools and 37 percent more teachers (per capita). The increase in the provision of public schooling is mainly explained by ethnic homogenization at the municipality level. However, as the increase in public goods provision may be ethnically oriented, I find that the ethnic majority profits from this arrangement while the ethnic minority, who suffers from political underrepresentation, does not. These findings imply that partitions generate ethnic inequality that may undermine the sustainability of peace in the long run.
