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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.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Center Discussion Paper ; No. 1001
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Wirtschaft
Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
Institutions and Growth
Economywide Country Studies: Africa
- Subject
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Africa
Diversity
Economic Growth
Instability
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Ranis, Gustav
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Veröffentlichung
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Yale University, Economic Growth Center
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New Haven, CT
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2011
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Ranis, Gustav
- Yale University, Economic Growth Center
Time of origin
- 2011