Greed & Grievance: Economic Agendas in Civil Wars

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Mats R. Berdal, David Malone, International Peace Academy
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000 - Business & Economics - 251 pages
This volume identifies the economic and social factors underlying the perpetuation of civil wars, exploring as well the economic incentives and disencentives available to international actors seeking to restore peace to war-torn societies. The authors consider the economic rationality of conflict for beligerents, the economic strategies that elites use to sustain their positions, and in what situations elites find war to be more profitable than peace.
 

Contents

Incentives and Disincentives for Violence
19
Shadow States and the Political Economy
43
Globalization Transborder Trade
69
An Economic Perspective
91
Are Civil Wars Driven
113
Musifiky Mwanasali
137
Arms Elites and Resources
157
Targeted Financial Sanctions
173
Aiding or Abetting? Humanitarian Aid
189
List of Acronyms
233
The Contributors
239
About the Book 251
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