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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785576303321

Autore

Suliman Mohamed Osman <1951-, >

Titolo

The Darfur conflict : geography or institutions? / / Osman Suliman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-86161-0

1-136-86162-9

1-283-04251-7

9786613042514

0-203-83616-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Routledge African studies ; ; 2

Disciplina

962.4043

Soggetti

Human geography - Sudan

Human ecology - Sudan

Sudan History Darfur Conflict, 2003-

Sudan Economic conditions

Sudan Politics and government

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

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Abbreviations and Glossary; Preface; 1 Background and Introduction; 2 Geography; 3 The Impact of the Conflict on Livelihoods; 4 Poor Governance and Institutional Failures: An Overview; 5 Ecology and Environmental Degradation; 6 Failure of Economic Institutions: Development Projects; 7 Economic Institutions: Marketing and Credit Markets; 8 Land Tenure/Use Problem: Conflict between Customary and Statutory Laws; 9 The Breakdown of Local Institutions: Native Administration; 10 Social Institutions and the Sudanese Identity Crisis

11 Democratic Institutions and Federalism: Will They Support Power Sharing?12 Concluding Remarks; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Although it is often simplified as an ""ethnic conflict"" in popular media, the current crisis in Darfur can only be superficially defined across ethnic lines. Any long-term solution to the conflict must also address the underlying social and environmental influences such as changing



resource dynamics, expanding poverty, lack of infrastructure, and political corruption, which have brought the crisis to a head. This project diverges from previous studies by examining how the dynamic interaction between the environment, local governance, and national policy in Sudan has resulted in the Darfur