Regional con icts over mineral rights in South East Asia
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چکیده
Several of the ongoing con icts in South East Asia are internal disputes driven by con icts over revenues from mineral projects. In order to understand these con icts it is necessary to study the sharing arrangements between regions within countries. This paper looks at typical regional wealth-sharing arrangements to determine when such arrangements are likely to break down and when con icts erupt. Internal con icts are likely to occur when (1) a persistent boom occurs in one region; (2) when one region commences on a faster growth path than the rest of the country; and (3) when the bene ts from remaining Contact address: Ivan Allen College, School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332. Email: [email protected].
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