The effect of troop withdrawal on extortion : decentralized corruption on trucking routes in Aceh (English)

Extortion by police and military personnel manning roadside security posts has been a consistent problem in each of Indonesia's areas of large-scale conflict. The staged withdrawal of security forces from Aceh following the 2005 Helsinki peace accord presented an opportunity to observe the effect of a reduction in the number of security posts on the overall cost of illegal payments for trucks to transport goods. A Conflict and Development (C&D) program...

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Author

Olken,Benjamin;

Barron,Patrick John;
Document Date
2010/02/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
53334
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Indonesia,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The effect of troop withdrawal on extortion : decentralized corruption on trucking routes in Aceh
Keywords
illegal payment

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Olken,Benjamin; Barron,Patrick John.

The effect of troop withdrawal on extortion : decentralized corruption on trucking routes in Aceh (English). Conflict and Development Program policy brief ; Edition no. 2. Understanding conflict dynamics and impacts in Indonesia Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/214441468269131492

The effect of troop withdrawal on extortion : decentralized corruption on trucking routes in Aceh (English)

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