Revisiting Opportunism in Civil Conflict

Natural Resource Extraction and Health Care Provision

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6284730
AutoresJon M Conrad (0000-0001-5035-3961, University of Georgia), Liana Eustacia Reyes (0000-0003-0557-4815, Rice University, autor de correspondencia), Megan A Stewart (0000-0001-6074-9142, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC, USA)
Año2022
Volumen66
Número1
Páginas91-114
Fecha de publicación2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00220027211025597
OpenAlexW3183927322
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas55

What is the relationship between natural resources and rebel governance? Previous studies have argued that resource rich groups have fewer incentives to provide social services. We argue, however, that even well-funded rebels may have incentives to provide some social services to civilians. Specifically, rebel groups profiting from the extraction of natural resources should be more likely to offer health care services as a means of ensuring a dependable civilian workforce than groups who do not profit from natural resources. Using data on both the extraction of natural resources and social service provision by rebel groups, we find strong empirical evidence to support our argument. We conclude with implications for scholars and policymakers

Argument (complex analysis · Business · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Incentive · Market economy · Natural resource · Opportunism · Political science · Public economics · Public relations · Finance · Law · Medicine · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Religion, Society, and Development