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date: 04 December 2023

ethnolinguistic fractionalization (ELF) 

Source:
A Dictionary of African Politics
Author(s):

Nic Cheeseman,

Eloïse Bertrand,

Sa’eed Husaini

A measure of the degree of ethnic diversity in a country. The ethnolinguistic fractionalization (ELF) index is calculated as one minus the Herfindahl index (which in turn is calculated by squaring the proportion of the population represented by each ethnic group and then summing the resulting numbers). Formally: ELF =1-∑... ...

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