Rethinking the economics of war : the intersection of need, creed, and greed

[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]. Ed. by Cynthia J. Arnson and I. William Zartman

This collection of essays questions the adequacy of explaining today's internal armed conflicts purely in terms of economic factors and re-establishes the importance of identity and grievances in creating and sustaining such wars. Countries studied include Lebanon, Angola, Colombia and Afghanistan

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Year of publication:	2005
Other Persons:	Arnson, Cynthia (contributor) ; Zartman, Ira William (contributor) ; Arnson, Cynthia J. (ed.)
Institutions:	Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington, DC : Woodrow Wilson Center Press [u.a.] Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
Subject:	Kriegswirtschaft \| War economy \| Bürgerkrieg \| Civil war \| Entwicklung \| Economic development \| Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries \| Krieg \| Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [catdir.loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov]

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Extent:	XI, 300 S. graph. Darst., Kt. 24cm
Conferences:	Conference on the Economics of War ; (Washington, DC) : 2001.09.10
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Konferenzschrift
Language:	English
Notes:	Formerly CIP Arnson, C.: The political economy of war: situating the debate. - S. 1-22 Picard, E.: Trafficking, rents, and diaspora in the Lebanese war. - S. 23-51 McClintock, C.: The evolution of internal war in Peru: the conjunction of need, creed, and organizational finance. - S. 52-83 Kandeh, J. D.: The criminalization of the RUF insurgency in Sierra Leone. - S. 84-106 Le Billon, P.: Resource wealth and Angola's uncivil wars. - S. 107-139 Kennes, E.: The Democratic Republic of Congo: structures of greed, networks of need. - S. 140-177 Chernick, M.: Economic resources and internal armed conflicts: lessons from the Colombian case. - S. 178-205 Newberg, P. R.: Surviving state failure: internal war and regional conflict in Afghanistan's neighborhood. - S. 206-233 Malone, D. M. ; Sherman, J.: Economic factors in civil wars: policy considerations. - S. 234-255 Zartman, I. William: Need, creed, and greed in intrastate conflict. - S. 256-284
ISBN:	0-8018-8298-2 ; 0-8018-8297-4
Classification:	Friedensforschung, Konfliktforschung ; Entwicklungsökonomie
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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