On the Links between Violent Conflict and Chronic Poverty: How Much Do We Really Know?

Justino, P. / Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC), UK , 2006 This paper examines the trends emerging from recent research into the relationship between violent conflict and chronic poverty. The author weighs the usefulness of this research, and considers the transmission mechanisms from violent conflict through to chronic poverty, and the impact of chronic poverty on conflict.