Afghanistan--State Building, Sustaining Growth, and Reducing Poverty

Byrd, William A.

doi:10.1596/0-8213-6095-7

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“…In" particular," 3%" of" GDP" and" around" 350,000" employees" are" accounted" for" by" the" formal" economy," which" only" includes" businesses" that" are" registered" and" pay" taxes" (Byrd," 2005)." Informal" employment" provides" poor" households" with" an" immediate" source" of" income," yet" families" end" up" being" more" vulnerable" with" irregular," lowP 23"…”

Section: ! 4!security!and!development!in!afghanistan!mentioning

confidence: 99%

Income and Livelihoods in the War in Afghanistan

Bove

Gavrilova

2014

World Development

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Abstract"We"explore"the"impact"of"the"insurgency"and"military"deployment"on"the" livelihoods"of"local"communities"in"Afghanistan."We"use"monthly"wages"and" commodity" prices" at" the" provincial" level" over" the" period" 2003P2009" and" look"for"their"response"to"conflict"events"and"ISAF"deployment."Overall"we" find" that" prices" are" more" sensitive" to" deployment" than" to" attacks." Commodity" prices" are" not" significantly" affected" by" insurgent" violence," consistent"with"coping"strategies"already"in"place."On"the"opposite,"military" deployment" is" associated" with" an" increase" in" the" levels" of" wages" and" commodity"prices,"as"ISAF"is"a"new"source"of"uncertainty."

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Section: ! 4!security!and!development!in!afghanistan!mentioning

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Income and Livelihoods in the War in Afghanistan

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Gavrilova

2014

World Development

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“…Building effective and accountable security institutions such as police and military forces in post-conflict states has consumed resources at the expense of broader economic and political institutional development (Carment et al 2007: 51). In Afghanistan, for example, the international community has struggled to move beyond the restoration of the security of the international mission to focus more concertedly on reconstruction and economic development issues (Byrd 2005).…”

Section: Neo-liberal State Buildingmentioning

confidence: 99%