Search for dissertations about: "fractionalization"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word fractionalization.

2. 1. Essays in Political Economy of Development

   Author : Michele Valsecchi; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ethnic diversity; public-private goods; polarization; fractionalization; property rights; land titling; land reform; land inheritance; international migration; political decentralization; political institutions; elections; corruption; natural resource curse; oil; fiscal decentralization; public goods;

   Abstract : Paper 1: Social Conflict, Fractionalization, and Polarization We develop a Conflict model linking Conflict intensity to the distribution of the population over an arbitrary number of groups. We extend the pure contest version of the model by Esteban and Ray (1999: "Conflict and Distribution", Journal of Economic Theory, 87(2): 379-415) to include a mixed public-private good. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Conflict, Institutions, and Ethnic Diversity

   Author : Pelle Ahlerup; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; civil war; earthquakes; economic development; economic growth; ethnicity; ethnic diversity; government effectiveness; human origins; instrumental variables; investment; institutions; nationalism; nation-building; natural disasters; property rights; protectionism; social capital;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of five self-contained papers. Paper 1: Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth Process Is social capital a substitute or a complement to formal institutions for achieving economic growth? Research on the impacts of social capital and formal institutions on economic development have so far mainly emerged as two distinct …elds. READ MORE