PEDL Research Note. Bandits or states? Armed groups’ expropriation strategies and the economy: evidence from Eastern Congo

This study collected yearly historical data on 140 rural villages in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2014
Country:
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Economic Growth, Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Sanchez de la Sierra, R.

Abstract

This study collected yearly historical data on 140 rural villages in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to identify the conditions under which armed groups can create institutions favorable to private sector development in areas over which the central state has little or no authority. A new survey instrument aimed at reducing measurement error in historical and sensitive data was designed specifically for this project

Citation

Sanchez de la Sierra, R. PEDL Research Note. Bandits or states? Armed groups expropriation strategies and the economy: evidence from Eastern Congo. Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), (2014) 3 pp.

PEDL Research Note. Bandits or states? Armed groups’ expropriation strategies and the economy: evidence from Eastern Congo

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Published 1 January 2014
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