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Economic Development:Economic Development:Broader Implications of the Darfur GenocideBroader Implications of the Darfur Genocide
David Stifel ([email protected])
March 17, 2008Lafayette College Workshop on
“Darfur: Tragic Lessons and How to Convey Them”
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Two Key MessagesTwo Key Messages
1. Conflict not only has direct effects,it has broader long-term impacts by undermining economic development.
2. Broad-based economic developmentis a prerequisite for reconciliation.
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OutlineOutline
1. The economic setting – Poverty & Inequality
2. Broader impact of conflict
3. Reconciliation
4. Concluding Remarks
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Poverty in Developing CountriesPoverty in Developing Countries
Different from poverty in developedcountries…
– Magnitude
– Duration
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Magnitude & DurationMagnitude & Durationof Povertyof Poverty
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Transitory vs. Chronic PovertyTransitory vs. Chronic Poverty
• Developed countries: Transitory Poverty
• Developing countries: Chronic Poverty– Rural– Agriculture
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What do we know about Sudan?What do we know about Sudan?
• Poverty & Inequality - ???– Last household survey was in 1978– 85% of rural population?– Per capita income ≈ $810– Worse for the poor when consider inequality
• Human development indicators– Life expectancy at birth ≈ 55– Adult literacy ≈ 60%– Primary school enrollment rate ≈ 58%– Child malnutrition ≈ 41%– Child mortality ≈ 1 in 10 kids doesn’t live to 5
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OutlineOutline
1. The economic setting – Poverty & Inequality
2. Broader impact of conflict
3. Reconciliation
4. Concluding Remarks
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Vicious CycleVicious Cycle
Conflict Development Failure⇒⇐
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Preconditions for DevelopmentPreconditions for Development• Trust – (e.g. Why pay a taxi driver?)
• Functioning institutions– Legal– Educational– Health– Credit– Insurance
• Stability– Physical– Economic
ConflictConflict Development FailureDevelopment Failure⇒
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ConflictConflict Development FailureDevelopment Failure⇒• Fear of conflict – development costs
– Trust in social contracts breaks down– Less entrepreneurial risk taking– Diversion of resources
• From social sectors (e.g. health and education)• To military
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ConflictConflict Development FailureDevelopment Failure⇒Why do we care about development costs?
– Vulnerable households/individuals hurt!– Example: Deaths from…
• Malnutrition• Diarrhoea• Malaria• TB
These deaths are preventable……and are also a consequence of conflict!
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ConflictConflict Development FailureDevelopment Failure⇒How bad is it???
– It is difficult to say.– Cannot observe the counterfactual
• Would children have died from malnutrition in the absence of conflict???
• Yes!– Appropriate question:“How many more children have died of malnutrition because of conflict?”
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OutlineOutline
1. The economic setting – Poverty & Inequality
2. Broader impact of conflict
3. Reconciliation
4. Concluding Remarks
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ConflictConflict Development FailureDevelopment Failure⇐• What do we mean by “development”?
– “uniformly high physical quality of life”– “equal access to the capability to function”
• Commonality…?– “Equality”– Equality of choice
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ConflictConflict Development FailureDevelopment Failure⇐Equality & Conflict
– Tunnel Effect & willingness to accept inequality
– Control over resources → Source of conflict• Power = control over resources
– Kenya – Kikuyu & Luo ethnic groups– Rwanda & Burundi – Hutus & Tutsis– Sudan
» North-South civil war» Darfur
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ReconciliationReconciliation
Breaking the vicious cycle requires…
– Peace & Stability
– Addressing inequities in access to development
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ReconciliationReconciliationExample: RwandaRwanda
– Peace & Reconciliation Process– Democratic Institution Building– Human Rights Promotion– Economic Peace Building
• Poverty reduction – a key goal of the government• Limited-duration affirmative-action policies for Hutus?
Caveat: Broad-based economic developmenton its own is not enough.
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OutlineOutline
1. The economic setting – Poverty & Inequality
2. Broader impact of conflict
3. Reconciliation
4. Concluding Remarks
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Main MessagesMain Messages
• Conflict: A cause of development failure– Impact of conflict is broader than the direct terrorization and
loss of life.– Effects not confined to immediate country
• Conflict: A consequence of development failure– Long-term peace & stability requires broad-based economic
development.– Humanitarian vs. Development assistance