All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This study integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked ...

Economic consequences of terrorism in developed and developing countries : an overview / Walter Enders and Todd Sandler -- The costs of responding to the terrorist threat : the U.S. case / Gregory F. Treverton ... [et al.] -- From (no) butter to guns? understanding the economic role in...

Introduction : a paradise globalized -- The importance of tourism -- A brand created -- Bali's global villages -- Street traders and entrepreneurs -- Global, local encounters -- World heritage as globalization -- Bali during the Asian crisis -- The 2002 Bali bombings crisis -- Global conflict...

Poverty, profit and the political economy of violent conflict -- Institutions : hardware and software -- People : participation, civil society and gender -- Conflict resolution, transformation, reconciliation and development -- Post-conflict reconstruction and development -- Development, aid and...