Allocation of public goods, ethnic favouritism and the risk of local ethnic wars in sub-Saharan Africa

IF 0.9 4区社会学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Politikon Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI:10.1080/02589346.2023.2171835

Demet Yalcin Mousseau, M. Mousseau

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ABSTRACT Ethnic favouritism in the distribution of public goods has been a common problem in multi-ethnic countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. Is inequitable allocation of public goods associated with ethnic conflict and war? This study connects the literatures on ethnic competition, rent-seeking and public goods and examines whether impartial allocation of public goods by governments affect the onset of local ethnic wars in 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It is expected that particularistic policy-making in the allocation of public goods can increase the risk of local ethnic wars in sub-Saharan Africa because it can contribute to horizontal group grievances and rent-seeking over state resources. Analyses of 40 sub-Saharan African countries from 1946 to 2010 show that a one standard deviation change public versus particularistic goods provision appears to reduce the risk of local ethnic wars by a substantial 27–59% with consideration of a battery of control variables. To facilitate peace in the sub-Saharan countries, policy makers and states should promote impartial policies targeted at the allocation of public goods for all communities and groups.

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公共产品的分配、种族偏袒和撒哈拉以南非洲地区局部种族战争的风险

公共产品分配中的种族偏袒一直是撒哈拉以南非洲多民族国家的一个普遍问题。公共产品的不公平分配与种族冲突和战争有关吗?本研究将种族竞争、寻租和公共产品的相关文献联系起来，考察了政府对公共产品的公平分配是否会影响撒哈拉以南非洲40个国家局部种族战争的爆发。预计在公共产品分配方面的特殊政策制定可能会增加撒哈拉以南非洲地区局部种族战争的风险，因为它可能导致横向群体不满和对国家资源的寻租。从1946年到2010年对40个撒哈拉以南非洲国家的分析表明，考虑到一系列控制变量，一个标准差的公共商品供应与特殊商品供应的变化似乎可以将当地种族战争的风险降低27-59%。为了促进撒哈拉以南国家的和平，决策者和各国应促进针对所有社区和群体分配公共产品的公正政策。

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Politikon POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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32 weeks

期刊介绍： Politikon focuses primarily on South African politics, but not exclusively so. Over the years the journal has published articles by some of the world" leading political scientists, including Arend Lijphart, Samuel Huntingdon, and Philippe Schmitter. It has also featured important contributions from South Africa"s leading political philosophers, political scientists and international relations experts. It has proved an influential journal, particularly in debates over the merits of South Africa"s constitutional reforms (in 1983 and 1994). In the last few years special issues have focused on women and politics in South Africa, and the South African election of 1999.