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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788080503321

Autore

Koos Agnes K.

Titolo

Peace and conflict in inter-group relations : the role of economic inequality / / Agnes Katalin Koós

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4985-0289-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Disciplina

303.6

Soggetti

Social conflict

Minorities

Income distribution

Equality

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

Introduction and roadmap to the book -- Why believe in the EI-PC Nexus? -- Explanatory model and hypotheses -- Presentation of the EPR_MAR_EXT dataset -- Analyzing the EPR_MAR_EXT dataset -- Analyses based on MAR_EPR_MI data -- A country-level analysis -- Conclusions and questions for further research.

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>The book explains inter-communal hostility and violence by analyzing extensive datasets that typify the condition of minorities worldwide. The analyses establish the deleterious causal impact of inter-group economic inequality on group relations against a background of institutional features that may promote or inhibit peaceful solutions. </span></span>