Building a peace economy? : liberal peacebuilding and the development-security industry / Jenny H. Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peterson, Jenny H., author.

Series:

New approaches to conflict analysis

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building--Economic aspects.

Peace-building.

Conflict management--Economic aspects.

Conflict management.

Conflict management / Economic aspects.

Peace-building / Economic aspects.

Local Subjects:

Conflict management / Economic aspects.

Peace-building / Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

xi, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.

Summary:

This book critically examines the range of policies and programmes that attempt to manage economic activity that contributes to political violence. Beginning with an overview of over a dozen policies aimed at transforming these activities into economic relationships which support peace, not war, the book then offers a sustained critique of the reasons for limited success in this policy field. the inability of the range of international actors involved in this policy area, the development-security industry (DSI), to bring about more peaceful political-economic relationships is shown to be a result of liberal biases, resulting conceptual lenses and operational tendencies within the industry. A detailed case study of responses to organised crime in Kosovo offers an in-depth exploration of these problems, but also highlights opportunities for policy innovation. This book offers a new framework for understanding both the problem of economic activity in conflict zones, and the programmes aimed at managing them. Summaries of key arguments and frameworks, found within each chapter, provide accessible templates for both students and aid practitioners seeking to understand war economies and policy reactions in a range of other contexts. It also offers insight into how to alter and improve policy responses in other cases. As such, the book is accessible to a range of readers, including students interested in peace, conflict and international development as well as policy makers and practitioners seeking new ways of understanding war economies and improving responses to them. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: war economies, peace economies and transformation 1

2 War economy transformation: current policy options and issues 14

3 Explaining the dynamics of transformation: the nature of the development-security industry 43

4 Transforming a war economy: learning from the case of Kosovo 69

5 Strengthening the rule of law: managing the criminal facets of war economies 85

6 Privatisation: liberal reform and the creation of new conflict economies 115

7 Customs reform: protecting borders, confirming statehood and transforming economies? 138

8 The war economy transformation agenda: DSI approaches and behaviours 162.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780719087301

0719087309

OCLC:

870425118