Greed and Grievance : Economic Agendas in Civil Wars / ed. by Mats Berdal, David M. Malone.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berdal, Mats, Contributor.

Berdal, Mats, Editor.

Collier, Paul, Contributor.

Cornwell, Richard, Contributor.

Duffield, Mark, Contributor.

Farer, Tom, Contributor.

Gamba, Virginia, Contributor.

Keen, David, Contributor.

Malone, David M., Contributor.

Malone, David M., Editor.

Mwanasali, Musifiky, Contributor.

Porteous, Samuel D., Contributor.

Reno, William, Contributor.

Shearer, David, Contributor.

De Soysa, Indra, Contributor.

Series:

A Project of the International Peace Institute Series

A project of the International Peace Institute

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Current scholarship on civil wars and transitions from war to peace has made significant progress in understanding the political dimensions of internal conflict, but the economic motivations spurring political violence have been comparatively neglected. This pathbreaking volume identifies the economic and social factors underlying the perpetuation of civil wars, exploring as well the economic incentives and disincentives available to international actors seeking to restore peace to war-torn societies. The authors consider the economic rationality of conflict for belligerents, the economic strategies that elites use to sustain their positions, and in what situations elites find war to be more profitable than peace. They strive consistently for policy relevance in both their analysis and their prescriptions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

PART ONE Approaches to the Political Economy of Civil Wars

2 Incentives and Disincentives for Violence

3 Shadow States and the Political Economy of Civil Wars

4 Globalization, Transborder Trade, and War Economies

5 Doing Well out of War: An Economic Perspective

6 The Resource Curse: Are Civil Wars Driven by Rapacity or Paucity?

7 The View from Below

PART TWO Confronting Economic Agendas in Civil Wars

8 Arms, Elites, and Resources in the Angolan Civil War

9 Targeted Financial Sanctions

10 Aiding or Abetting? Humanitarian Aid and Its Economic Role in Civil War

11 Shaping Agendas in Civil Wars: Can International Criminal Law Help?

Acronyms

Selected Bibliography

The Contributors

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-001-4

OCLC:

1334343552