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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783255903321

Titolo

Europe, Central Asia, and other regions [[electronic resource] ] : evidence and analysis / / Paul Collier & Nicholas Sambanis, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2005

ISBN

1-280-21407-4

9786610214075

0-8213-6050-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 p.)

Collana

Understanding civil war ; ; v.2

Altri autori (Persone)

CollierPaul

SambanisNicholas <1967->

Disciplina

330.9

Soggetti

Civil war - Economic aspects

War - Causes

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; Foreword; Preface; 1 The Collier-Hoeffler Model of Civil War Onset and the Case Study Project Research Design; Tables; 2 Resources and Rebellion in Aceh, Indonesia; 3 The Lebanese Civil War, 1975-90; 4 Crime, Violence, and Political Conflict in Russia; Figures; 5 Conflict, Violence, and Crime in Colombia; 6 The "Troubles" of Northern Ireland: Civil Conflict in an Economically Well-Developed State; 7 Bosnia's Civil War: Origins and Violence Dynamics; 8 Greed and Grievance Diverted: How Macedonia Avoided Civil War, 1990-2001; 9 Civil Wars in the Caucasus

10 Conclusion: Using Case Studies to Refine and Expand the Theory of Civil WarContributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

VOLUME 1: AfricaVOLUME 2: Europe, Central Asia, and Other Regions""This is a superb manuscript, and one that will become a standard reference in the field for students of conflict and civil war."" -Robert Bates, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University The two volumes of Understanding Civil War build upon the World Bank's prior research on conflict and violence, particularly on the work of Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler, whose model of civil war onset has sparked much discussion on the relationship between conflict and



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