The Political Economy of Armed Conflict: Beyond Greed and GrievanceKaren Ballentine, Jake Sherman Globalization, suggest the authors of this collection, is creating new opportunities - some legal, some illicit - for armed factions to pursue their agendas in civil war. Within this context, they analyze the key dynamics of war economies and the challenges posed for conflict resolution and sustainable peace. Thematic chapters consider key issues in the political economy of internal wars, as well as how differing types of resource dependency influence the scope, character, and duration of conflicts. Case studies of Burma, Colombia, Kosovo, Papua New Guinea, and Sri Lanka illustrate a range of ways in which belligerents make use of global markets and the transnational flow of resources. An underlying theme is the opportunities available to the international community to alter the economic incentive structure that inadvertently supports armed conflict. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 47
Page
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Page 4
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Page 9
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Page 19
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Page 22
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Sorry, this page's content is restricted.
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Political Economy of Conflict and UN Intervention Rethinking the Critical Cases of Africa | 19 |
Oil Drugs and Diamonds The Varying Roles of Natural Resources in Civil War | 47 |
The Colombian Conflict Political and Economic Dimensions | 73 |
Nepal Economic Drivers of the Maoist Insurgency | 107 |
The Bougainville Conflict Political and Economic Agendas | 133 |
Kosovo The Political Economy of Conflict and Peacebuilding | 167 |
Sri Lanka Feeding the Tamil Tigers | 197 |
Burma Lessons from the CeaseFires | 225 |
Beyond Greed and Grievance Reconsidering the Economic Dynamics of Armed Conflict | 259 |
List of Acronyms | 285 |
289 | |
The Contributors | 301 |
305 | |
About the Book | |
Other editions - View all
The Political Economy of Armed Conflict: Beyond Greed and Grievance International Peace Academy No preview available - 2003 |
Common terms and phrases
African agreement Angola areas armed conflict armed groups Army available online Bougainville Bougainvillean Burma cease-fire coca Colombia combatants countries criminal crisis David Keen Democratic diamonds diaspora and migrant drug economic activities Economic Agendas economy of Kosovo ethnic minority exploitation exports FARC finance flict funds global Greed and Grievance guerrilla human rights humanitarian illegal incentives increased insurgent groups international administration Kachin Kosovo Albanians landowners lootable resources LTTE Lynne Rienner Maoists ment military mining narcotics natural resources negotiations Nepal nomic operations opium opportunities organizations Papua New Guinea paramilitaries Paul Collier percent political and economic political economy rebel groups rebellion regional revenue sanctions security forces separatist conflicts Serbs Shan Sierra Leone social SPDC Sri Lankan Sri Lankan Tamils strategies Tamil Tamil diaspora Tatmadaw terrorist timber tion trade trafficking University Press unlootable resources UNMIK UWSA violence World Bank