Checkpoint economy: The political economy of checkpoints in South Sudan, ten years after independence

Peer Schouten; Ken  Matthysen; Thomas Muller

Checkpoint economy: The political economy of checkpoints in South Sudan, ten years after independence

Peer Schouten
, Ken Matthysen
, Thomas Muller

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Abstract

This report presents the results from a survey of the political economy of checkpoints along the major trade routes in South Sudan. Between April 2019 and April 2021, enumerators made 13 journeys along major overland and river routes and collected detailed information on the number and location of checkpoints, who operates them, who pays, and how much. The study’s lead authors also conducted interviews with, and consulted data provided by, a variety of stakeholders in the transport and humanitarian sector to contextualize findings, with references to existing literature and research.

Original language	English

Place of Publication	Copenhagen
Publisher	Danish Institute for International Studies
Number of pages	89
Publication status	Published - 13 Dec 2021

Keywords

South Sudan
Political economy
checkpoints
Humanitarian organizations
conflict financing
Roadblocks

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Checkpoint economy: The political economy of checkpoints in South Sudan, ten years after independence

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Paying the price: The political economy of checkpoints in Somalia

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Address the menace of checkpoint ‘taxes’ causing high cost of living

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