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Fuelling war : natural resources and armed conflict / Philippe Le Billon.
LIBRA U162 .A3 no.373
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Le Billon, Philippe.
- Series:
- Adelphi papers ; no. 373.
- Adelphi papers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural resources.
- War--Economic aspects.
- War.
- Physical Description:
- 92 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, 2005.
- Summary:
- A generous endowment of natural resources should favour rapid economic and social development. The experience of countries like Angola and Iraq, however, suggests that resource wealth often proves a curse rather than a blessing. Billions of dollars from resource exploitation benefit repressive regimes and rebel groups, at a massive cost for local populations. This Adelphi Paper analyses the economic and political vulnerability of resource-dependent countries; assesses how resources influence the likelihood and course of conflicts; and discusses current initiatives to improve resource governance in the interest of peace. It concludes that long-term stability in resource-exporting regions will depend on their developmental outcomes, and calls for a broad reform agenda prioritising the basic needs and security of local populations.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The resource curse 11
- Iraq and the resource curse 14
- The collapse of economic growth 16
- Governance failure 20
- Resources, governance failure and identity in Nigeria 24
- Conflicts and violence 25
- Chapter 2 Resources and armed conflicts 29
- War and resource accessibility 31
- Resources and types of armed conflicts 37
- Influencing the course of armed conflicts 43
- Chapter 3 Implications for conflict prevention and termination 51
- Addressing the resource curse 51
- Ending resource wars 57
- Increasing corporate responsibility 69
- Regulating conflict diamonds 74.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [85]-92).
- ISBN:
- 0415379709
- OCLC:
- 60564306
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