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From war to wealth? Land policies and the peace economy in Côte d’Ivoire
[De la guerre à la prospérité ? Politiques foncières et économie de la paix en Côte d’Ivoire]

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  • Jacobo Grajales

    (IUF - Institut universitaire de France - M.E.N.E.S.R. - Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, CERAPS - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales - UMR 8026 - Université de Lille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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This article studies the production of economic domination after the end of the Ivorian armed conflict. It investigates the interaction between post-conflict development policies, people's expectations and fears unleashed by the end of war, and the capacity of local actors to establish external alliances. The inquiry focuses on a region located at the margins of the conflict, but at the core of post-war development schemes. In this warless land, policies implemented in the name of peace provide resources for dominant actors seeking to consolidate their position, thus reinforcing the social structures of agrarian capitalism that had been challenged during the war.

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  • Jacobo Grajales, 2020. "From war to wealth? Land policies and the peace economy in Côte d’Ivoire [De la guerre à la prospérité ? Politiques foncières et économie de la paix en Côte d’Ivoire]," Post-Print hal-02553089, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02553089
    DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2020.1731683
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    Land policies; Formalisation; Côte d’Ivoire; Post-conflict economy; Agrarian capitalism; Politiques foncières; Économie post-conflit; Capitalisme agraire;
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