000127670 001__ 127670 000127670 005__ 20170826132130.0 000127670 037__ $$a642-2016-44078 000127670 041__ $$aen_US 000127670 084__ $$aO10 000127670 084__ $$aO15 000127670 084__ $$aH41 000127670 245__ $$aCivil War, Public Goods and the Social Wealth of Nations 000127670 260__ $$c2001-12 000127670 269__ $$a2001-12 000127670 300__ $$a45 000127670 336__ $$aWorking or Discussion Paper 000127670 490__ $$aWP 000127670 490__ $$a2001-23 000127670 520__ $$aThis paper establishes and explores the implications of a somewhat surprising empirical finding. Although civil war adversely affects the performance of social indicators in general, poorer countries lose less, in absolute and relative terms, than richer countries. It is argued that the explanation may lie in the extent to which richer countries have better social (and economic) indicators because of more public goods, and adaptation of economic and social mechanisms to the greater abundance of public goods such as physical infrastructure. Civil war destroys public goods, and therefore damages disproportionately the countries most dependent on them. A further implication of this framework is that the post-conflict rebound in social indicators should be relatively stronger in poorer countries. The data bear out this prediction. Our results should not of course be read as implying that poorer countries need less support to avoid civil war and to cope with its aftermath. Although their losses are less, they start from a lower base; so even small declines severely impact human well being. Properly understood, our results highlight the central role that public goods play in underpinning the social (and economic) wealth of nations. 000127670 542__ $$fLicense granted by Kirsten Olson (olso5834@umn.edu) on 2012-07-16T15:08:14Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000127670 650__ $$aPublic Economics 000127670 6531_ $$acivil war 000127670 6531_ $$apublic goods 000127670 6531_ $$apost-conflict 000127670 6531_ $$asocial indicators 000127670 700__ $$aPottebaum, David 000127670 700__ $$aKanbur, Ravi 000127670 8564_ $$s395823$$uhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/127670/files/Cornell_Dyson_wp0123.pdf 000127670 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/127670 000127670 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:127670$$qGLOBAL_SET 000127670 912__ $$nSubmitted by Kirsten Olson (olso5834@umn.edu) on 2012-07-16T15:10:25Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Cornell_Dyson_wp0123.pdf: 395823 bytes, checksum: ad364d29065dc89a8f92fd5e362c58fb (MD5) 000127670 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2012-07-16T15:10:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cornell_Dyson_wp0123.pdf: 395823 bytes, checksum: ad364d29065dc89a8f92fd5e362c58fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2001-12 000127670 982__ $$gCornell University>Department of Applied Economics and Management>Working Papers 000127670 980__ $$a642