The ethical economy of conflict prevention and development : towards a model for international organizations / Ralf Bredel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bredel, Ralf, 1973-

Series:

Nijhoff law specials ; 68.

Nijhoff law specials ; v. 68

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management--Economic aspects.

Conflict management.

Social conflict--Economic aspects.

Social conflict.

Economic development--Political aspects.

Economic development.

International agencies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Central to the current development debate is the importance of human welfare in the context of group conflict. When considering ethnic, racial and religious conflict, this debate draws us toward a 'political economy' of conflict. Moreover, notions of an economic paradigm have become prominent when international organizations debate conflict prevention. In looking closer at the political economy of conflict, this publication argues the need to assimilate into our thinking distinct social and ethical economies of conflict prevention. A social economy of conflict prevention considers the interplay of economic with structural and cultural factors in conflict, explaining a much neglected category of conflict, id est hidden conflict. The ethical economy of conflict prevention considers implicit ethical statements development practitioners use. From these statements arise ethical paradoxes that influence the evolving economic paradigm, in such way as to contradict one of its intrinsic desires, namely, to restrict conflict prevention strategies to effective technical interventions. Eventually, such narrow focus on technical interventions could identify this evolving paradigm as an 'economical' paradigm. In contrast, a rethinking of the ethical economy of conflict prevention provides a useful tool for international organizations when implementing a human rights-based approach to development and long-term conflict prevention.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Chapter I. Political Economy

Chapter II. The Horizontal Inequality Approach

Chapter III. Structure

Chapter IV. Culture

Chapter V. Values

Chapter VI. Ethics

Chapter VII. Human Rights-based Approaches to Development

Bibliography

Authors Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-245) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-40023-8

9786611400231

90-474-1060-2

OCLC:

320325882

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004153059.i-259 DOI