Philippe Le Billon

Fuelling War

Natural Resources and Armed Conflict

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Produktbeschreibung

This paper analyzes the economic and political vulnerability of resource-dependent countries. It assesses how resources influence conflicts and discusses current initiatives to improve resource governance in the interest of peace.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 195g
• ISBN-13: 9780415379700
• ISBN-10: 0415379709
• Artikelnr.: 21920711

Autorenporträt

Philippe Le Billon

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1. The resource curse 1. Economic growth collapse 2.
Governance failure 3. Conflicts and violence Part 2. Resources and armed
conflicts 4. War and resource accessibility 5. Resources and types of armed
conflicts 6. Influencing the course of armed conflicts 7. Implications for
conflict prevention and termination 8. Addressing the resource curse 9.
Ending 'resource wars' 10. Increasing corporate responsibility 11.
Regulating conflict diamonds 12. Conclusion