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

Power, rights, and poverty reduction / - Ruth Alsop and Andrew Norton -- - Linking power and poverty reduction / - Rosalind Eyben -- - Rights, power and poverty reduction / - Caroline Moser -- - Power relations and poverty reduction / - David Mosse -- - Empowerment and institutional change :...

Rez.: Kernbegriff dieses Leitfadens für eine neue Art von Globalisierung ist "Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP)", das sind "die 4 Milliarden Menschen, die von weniger als 2 US-Dollar am Tag leben". Kerngedanke ist, in den Entwicklungsländern neben dem Staat und neben den Hilfsorganisationen und...