War Economies in a Regional Context: Challenges of Transformation

Michael Pugh; Neil Cooper

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2004

War Economies in a Regional Context

Challenges of Transformation

Michael Pugh and Neil Cooper

In the series A project of the International Peace Institute

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685855284

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Confronting the corrosive influence that war economies typically have on the prospects for peace in war-torn societies, this study critically analyzes current policy responses and offers a thought-provoking foundation for the development of more effective peacebuilding strategies. The authors focus on the role played by trade in precipitating and fueling conflict, with particular emphasis on the regional dynamics that are created by war economies. Their analysis highlights the darker side of the commitment to deregulation, open markets, and the expansion of trade routes that are key features of globalization. In each of three case studies—-Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and Bosnia—they examine the nature of the war economy, the regional networks developed to support it, its legacies, and the impact of initiatives to transform it. That transformation, they argue, a process central to the transition from violent conflict to sustainable peace, can best be achieved through approaches that recognize critical regional factors.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Foreword David M. Malone Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
1 Introduction: Approaches to the Political Economy of Civil Wars Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Regional Dimensions of Civil War Economies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3 Afghanistan in Central Asia Jonathan Goodhand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4 Sierra Leone in West Africa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina in Southeast Europe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
6 Controlling War Economies: A Critique of the "Liberal Peace" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
7 Conclusion: Toward a New Agenda for Transforming War Economies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
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Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
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- Main content: 273

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Published: February 1, 2004
ISBN: 9781685855284