Greed and Grievance: Economic Agendas in Civil Wars

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2000

Greed and Grievance

Economic Agendas in Civil Wars

Edited by: Mats Berdal and David M. Malone

In the series A project of the International Peace Institute

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685850012

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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.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1 Introduction Mats Berdal and David M. Malone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE Approaches to the Political Economy of Civil Wars
2 Incentives and Disincentives for Violence David Keen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3 Shadow States and the Political Economy of Civil Wars William Reno Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
4 Globalization, Transborder Trade, and War Economies Mark Duffield Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
5 Doing Well out of War: An Economic Perspective Paul Collier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
6 The Resource Curse: Are Civil Wars Driven by Rapacity or Paucity? Indra de Soysa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
7 The View from Below Musifiky Mwanasali Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
PART TWO Confronting Economic Agendas in Civil Wars
8 Arms, Elites, and Resources in the Angolan Civil War Virginia Gamba and Richard Cornwell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
9 Targeted Financial Sanctions Samuel D. Porteous Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
10 Aiding or Abetting? Humanitarian Aid and Its Economic Role in Civil War David Shearer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
11 Shaping Agendas in Civil Wars: Can International Criminal Law Help? Tom Farer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Acronyms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Selected Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
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- Main content: 256

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Published: May 1, 2000
ISBN: 9781685850012