1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463022503321

Autore

Kevlihan Robert <1972-, >

Titolo

Aid, insurgencies and conflict transformation : when greed is good / / Robert Kevlihan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-07886-1

1-299-13695-8

1-136-15740-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (150 p.)

Collana

Security and conflict management ; ; 9

Disciplina

303.6/9

Soggetti

Conflict management - Economic aspects

Insurgency - Economic aspects

Civil war - Economic aspects

Economic assistance - Political aspects

Humanitarian assistance - Political aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-132) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Aid and insurgencies: the common wisdom debated -- Introducing the cases: background and comparative framework -- Northern Ireland -- South Sudan -- Tajikistan -- Conclusions -- Notes.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the circumstances under which aid can contribute to the management and transformation of intra-state conflicts.How and when do insurgents govern? How does the presence of aid and social services influence how insurgents govern? Under what circumstances can aid contribute to the management and transformation of civil wars? The established literature in this area argues that aid exacerbates civil wars where resources are scarce as greedy rebels steal resources for themselves. This book, however, argues that under certain conditions such greed can be good.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778277403321

Titolo

Transatlantic divide [[electronic resource] ] : comparing American and European society / / editor, Alberto Martinelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-383-03437-0

1-281-14875-X

9786611148751

0-19-152543-X

1-4356-1387-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (364 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MartinelliAlberto

Disciplina

306.09409045

Soggetti

Social history - 20th century

United States Civilization 1945-

European Union countries Civilization 20th century

United States Social conditions 1945-

European Union countries Social conditions 20th century

United States Politics and government 20th century

European Union countries Politics and government 20th century

United States Economic conditions 1945-

European Union countries Economic conditions 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF GRAPHS; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 The European Union and the United States as two variants of Western modernity; 2 The economic sphere; 3 Inequality; 4 Family; 5 Politics and institutional architectures; 6 Welfare; 7 Value change; 8 Religion; 9 Cities; 10 The American and the European models of society: not so different after all; Appendix with a synthetic picture of the most relevant trends; BIBLIOGRAPHY; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The United States of America and the European Union are the two strongest economic powers in the contemporary world. This volume



describes, interprets, and analyzes the key social trends in the EU and the USA over the last 50 years. - ;The book describes, interprets, and analyzes the key features of European society and American society and major social trends in the United States and in the European Union in the last 50 years. The United States of America and the European Union are the two strongest economic powers in the contemporary world, roughly equivalent in terms of GNP, market size and