While economic inequality can contribute to ethnic conflict, it is not a necessary or sufficient cause.

Ethnic conflict can have a devastating impact on a country's economy, leading to increased poverty and inequality, reduced economic growth, and political instability.

Cultural assimilation is not a viable or desirable solution to ethnic conflict, as it involves the suppression of one culture by another.

The economic costs of ethnic conflict are multifaceted and include lost output and productivity, increased government spending on security, and damage to infrastructure and property.

Cultural assimilation is not a viable or desirable solution to ethnic conflict, as it involves the suppression of one culture by another.

Ethnic fractionalization is a measure of the diversity of a population in terms of ethnic groups.

Ethnic conflict typically leads to increased poverty, inequality, and political instability, not improved social cohesion.

The 'greed and grievance' theory argues that ethnic conflict is often fueled by a combination of economic and political grievances.

Economic development can help to reduce poverty, inequality, and ethnic tensions, but it can also lead to increased competition for resources and power, which can exacerbate ethnic conflict.

The 'resource curse' hypothesis suggests that countries with abundant natural resources are more likely to experience ethnic conflict due to competition for control of these resources.

While international organizations may play a role in mediation, negotiation, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding, military intervention is typically not a viable or desirable solution to ethnic conflict.

Positive peace is a comprehensive concept that encompasses the absence of violence and conflict, the presence of social justice and equality, and the presence of economic development and prosperity.

Cultural diversity is not a challenge to the resolution of ethnic conflict, but rather a potential asset.

Ethnic entrepreneurship involves the use of ethnic identity to promote economic development, often through the creation of ethnic businesses and networks.

Economic development can help to reduce poverty, inequality, and ethnic tensions, but it can also lead to increased competition for resources and power, which can exacerbate ethnic conflict.