Breaking the conflict trap : : civil war and development policy / / Paul Collier ... [and others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780360603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC : , : World Bank; [New York] : , : Oxford University Press, , [2003]; copyright 2003
• ISBN: 1-280-08428-6; 9786610084289; 0-8213-8641-7; 0-585-46561-4
• Descrizione fisica: xv, 221 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm
• Collana: A World Bank policy research report
• Altri autori (Persone): CollierPaul
• Disciplina: 303.6/4/091724
• Soggetti: Civil war - Economic aspects - Developing countries; Civil war - Social aspects - Developing countries; Poverty - Developing countries; Income distribution - Developing countries; Mortality - Developing countries; Public health - Developing countries; Economic development; Developing countries Politics and government 21st 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 (p. 200-221).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; The Report Team; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Overview; Let Them Fight it Out among Themselves?; What Can We Do about Ancestral Hatreds?; The Conflict Trap; The Rising Global Incidence of Conflict; Nothing Can be Done; Part I - Cry Havoc Why Civil War Matters; Chapter One - Civil War as Development in Reverse; Chapter Two - Let Them Fight it Out among Themselves?; Part II - What Fuels Civil War?; Chapter Three - What Makes a Country Prone to Civil War?; Chapter Four - Why is Civil War so Common?; Part III - Policies for Peace; Chapter Five - What Works Where?Chapter Six - An Agenda for ; International Action; Appendix 1 - Methods and Data; Data Set and Model; Data Sources; Appendix 2 - A Selected Bibliography of Studies of Civil War and Rebellion; Economic Factors; Role of Ethnicity and Nationalism; Anatomy of Rebellion; Role of the State; Negotiation and Implementation of Peace; Bibliography; References; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Civil war conflict is a core development issue. The existence of civil war can dramatically slow a country's development process, especially in low-income countries which are more vulnerable to civil war conflict. Conversely, development can impede civil war. When development succeeds, countries become safer-when development fails, they experience a greater risk of being caught in a conflict trap. Ultimately, civil war is a failure of development.'Breaking the Conflict Trap' identifies the dire consequences that civil war has on the development process and offers three main findings. First, ci