Understanding civil war : evidence and analysis / edited by Paul Collier, Nicholas Sambanis.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Collier, Paul.

Sambanis, Nicholas, 1967-

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil war--Economic aspects--Case studies.

Civil war.

War--Causes--Case studies.

War.

War--Causes.

Civil war--Economic aspects.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : World Bank, 2005-

Summary:

This groundbreaking work builds upon the World Bank's prior research on conflict and violence, particularly on the work of Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler. Their model of civil war onset has sparked much discussion on the relationship between conflict and development in what came to be known as the "greed" versus "grievance" debate. By systematically applying the Collier-Hoeffler model to 15 countries in 6 different regions of the world, the two volumes conclude that the "greed" versus "grievance" debate should be abandoned for a more complex model that considers greed and grievance as inextricably fused motives for civil war. These volumes are essential reading for those seeking an understanding of the mechanisms behind conflict and civil war and for those working in the fields of conflict resolution and reconstruction.

Contents:

v. 1. Africa

v. 2. Europe, Central Asia, and other regions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

0821360477

0821360493

OCLC:

60312030

Publisher Number:

9780821360491 (v. 2 : pbk.)