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Diversity of communities and economic development: An overview

This 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.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Center Discussion Paper ; No. 1001

Classification
Wirtschaft
Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
Institutions and Growth
Economywide Country Studies: Africa
Subject
Africa
Diversity
Economic Growth
Instability

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Ranis, Gustav
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Yale University, Economic Growth Center
(where)
New Haven, CT
(when)
2011

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Ranis, Gustav
  • Yale University, Economic Growth Center

Time of origin

  • 2011

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