Changes in Human Well‐being in the Final Phase of Conflict

Evidence from Northern Uganda

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21594483
AutoresFu-Min Tseng (0000-0002-7015-924X, Department of Economics National Chung Cheng University Chiayi Taiwan, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen32
Número7
Páginas1126-1147
Fecha de publicación2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of International Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0954-1748 • E-ISSN: 1099-1328
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jid.3498
OpenAlexW3039704336
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas35

Armed conflict devastated Northern Uganda for almost two decades and caused enormous losses of life and human well‐being. Rebuilding a society requires massive resources, which can cause a heavy economic burden especially in low‐income countries. Understanding changes in well‐being before the start of redevelopment plans can reduce the misallocation of resources. This study estimates changes in well‐being in the final phase of conflict. The result shows that the incidence of self‐reported illness drops significantly by 9.1 per cent and food consumption per capita increases by 37.1 per cent. The utilisation of health care shifts 13.7 per cent of visits to private from public when people choose formal providers. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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