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Does diversity hamper economic process?

'It has now become generally accepted that social divisions tend to hinder the provision of public goods. A recent paper by Rachel Gisselquist, Stefan Leiderer and Miguel Nino-Zarazua of the United Nations University challenges this conventional wisdom.'

An article published in Mint, Indian daily business newspaper, on 1 May 2016 discusses the relationship between diversity and economic progress. The news article presents research findings by Rachel Gisselquist’s, Stefan Leiderer, and Miguel Nino-Zarazua's journal article the 'Ethnic Heterogeneity and Public Goods Provision in Zambia: Evidence of a subnational diversity dividend'. Their research challenges the notion that social divisions tend to hinder the provision of public goods, and suggests that, given the right circumstances, diversity might be a positive force.