The Arithmetic of Destruction: How Conflict Compounds Human Capital Loss Caroline Vagneron June 04, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 The World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/investinpeople/the-arithmetic-of-destruction--how-conflict-compounds-human-capi Think of a neighborhood where the school is open, but children are too afraid to walk to it. Where the health clinic exists, but staff have fled. Where a parent wants to work but businesses are closed. Now ask yourself: are these issues independent or cumulative? Is each one making the others worse? This is what this blog is about: the ways fragility, conflict, and violence interact to erode human capital across homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces. © 2026 The World Bank Group,