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

Evidence from Northern Uganda

Bibliographic Data

ID21594483
AuthorsFu-Min Tseng (0000-0002-7015-924X, Department of Economics National Chung Cheng University Chiayi Taiwan, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume32
Issue7
Pages1126-1147
Publication date2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of International Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-1748 • E-ISSN: 1099-1328
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jid.3498
OpenAlexW3039704336
LanguageEN
References cited35

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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