(iPoster) On Reducing Traffic Related Deaths in the Postcolonial World

• In Event: Poster Session: Public Policy & Urban and Local Politics
  In Poster Session: Poster Session: Public Policy

Abstract

This research examines the intersection between road traffic safety and colonial legacy, to find that even when controlling for political, economic, environmental, and legal dimensions, postcolonial territories will experience greater rates of road traffic injuries due to the lack of accountability enabled by the colonial period. The empirical analysis at the global level uses panel data from 2000-2019. Results indicate that the postcolonial world can combat colonial legacy on road traffic safety by directing their efforts towards improving other correlates such as environmental reform, alongside political as well as economic reform. Special attention is given to the case of Kuwait through survey analysis, alongside a case study.

Author

• Abdulaziz Almuslem, Kuwait University