Winning hearts and minds through development ? evidence from a field experiment in Afghanistan (English)

In areas afflicted by civil conflict, development projects can potentially serve an important counterinsurgency function by redressing grievances of marginalized groups and reducing violence. Using a large-scale randomized field experiment in Afghanistan, this paper explores whether the inclusion of villages in the country's largest development program alters perceptions of well-being, attitudes toward government, and violence in surrounding areas...

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Beath,Andrew;

Christia,Fotini;

Enikolopov,Ruben;
Document Date
2012/07/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6129
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Afghanistan,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2012/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Winning hearts and minds through development ? evidence from a field experiment in Afghanistan
Keywords
general equilibrium model of insurrection

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Beath,Andrew; Christia,Fotini; Enikolopov,Ruben.

Winning hearts and minds through development ? evidence from a field experiment in Afghanistan (English). Impact Evaluation series|Policy Research working paper|no. IE 67|no. WPS 6129 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/455111467989984735

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