How to assist separatists in breaking up a country... or, rather, not: The role of decentralization and development assistance
Journal: Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
Year: 2012

The international community is usually set against secessionist movements that threaten to break up existing states. At the same time, many fragmented countries receive development aid, which influences the political process there. The model presented here seeks to answer two questions: “Is decentralization a suitable tool to appease separatist movements and prevent a secession?”, and “Can development policies can be designed in a way that they don’t unwillingly trigger secession as a side effec