Unemployment and Participation in Violence
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The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the World Development Report 2011 team, the World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. I owe particular thanks to Helena Pérez-Niño for her work in producing the maps and graphs used in this paper. I am also grateful to Steve Ndegwa, to John Sender, and to reviewers at DFID and the World Bank who provided comments on earlier drafts of this paper.
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