What can be done to reduce the likelihood of future wars? While states’ decisions that bear on war are ultimately made by their political leaders, strengthening ordinary citizens’ control of those leaders is vital to reduce the risk of future wars. This thesis can be broken down into two...

Thirty years of conflict in Eritrea (1961-91) forced almost a million Eritreans to flee their homeland and seek refuge in neighboring and western countries. While in diaspora, this community significantly supported Eritrea’s independence struggle led by then a charismatic front and continues...

The African Development Report 2008 is the twentieth annual survey of economic and social progress in Africa. The Report provides comprehensive analysis of the state of the African economy, examining development policy issues affecting the economic prospects of the continent. - ;The publication...

Sixty years ago Secretary of State George Marshall revolutionized American foreign policy when he called on the United States to come to the aid of war-torn Europe. In this book, the author explores how the Marshall Plan, with its combination of diplomacy and pragmatism, and provides valuable...

Intro -- PEACE AFTER CIVIL WARTHE ROLE OF FISCAL POLICY IN POST-CONFLICT AFRICAN ECONOMIES -- PEACE AFTER CIVIL WAR THE ROLE OF FISCAL POLICY IN POST-CONFLICT AFRICAN ECONOMIES -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LIST OF TABLES AND...

This book provides an insight into some of the main issues that arise in post-conflict economic and social reconstruction, and offers examples of what works, and what does not. It will be of interest to all working on economic and social reconstruction in post-conflict countries, as well as...

Presents the research on economic factors affecting peace and war. This title includes theoretical perspectives on the economic foundations of peace, violence and war within countries, connections between international trade and inter-state conflict, and the role of legal/institutional factors...