Land Inequality and Conflict Intensity

Konferenzbeitrag

This paper investigates the impact of land inequality on conflict intensity. A fundamental distinction with the existing literature lies in the nature of inequality under consideration. We investigate how land inequality across landlords only influences the intensity of the fight against a rebel group constituted by landless individuals. We show that conflict intensity is non-monotonic in land inequality. In particular, the most severe conflicts occur for intermediate land inequality levels. Moreover, a Pareto improving transfer of land from the smaller to the larger landlord may exist.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Frankfurt a.M. 2009 ; No. 5

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment ; Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions ; Public Goods
• Thema: Conflict ; Land Redistribution ; Inequality

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): De Luca, Giacomo ; Sekeris, Petros
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Verein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für Entwicklungsländer
• (wo): Göttingen
• (wann): 2009

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/39927
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ