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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826342403321

Titolo

Cooperation for a peaceful and sustainable world / / edited by Chen Bo, Manas Chatterji, Hao Chaoyan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley [England], : Emerald Group Pub., 2012

ISBN

1-78190-336-0

1-283-95916-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 p.)

Collana

Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development, , 1572-8323 ; ; v. 20, pt. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

BoChen

ChatterjiManas <1937->

NaHou

ChaoyanHao

Disciplina

327.17

Soggetti

Political Science - General

Political Science - Political Freedom & Security - International Security

Political Science - Peace

Political science & theory

Political economy

Peace - Economic aspects

Peace-building - Economic aspects

Econometric models

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.

Nota di contenuto

The global peace index and the structure of peace / Clyde McConaghy -- The European expansion toward Middle East conflicts and economic convergence (2000-2010) / Fernando Barreiro-Pereira -- A foundational mathematical account of a specific complex social reality : conflict In a midsummer night's dream / Gordon Burt -- Language as a tool of reconciliation and ethnic harmony : a case study of Sri Lanka / Padma D. Jayaweera -- The alchemy of global emissions trading scheme (GETS) : speculation and regulation / Partha Gangopadhyay -- Decentralization and military coups / Ruixue Jia, Pinghan Liang -- Conflict of civil-military approach in Pakistan : its regional implications



/ Riaz Ahmed Shaikh -- Knowledge creation and innovation in medium technology clusters / Riccardo Cappellin -- The terrain of war : how using the word 'mountain' biases conflict research / Steve Pickering -- Peace-building and geopolitical fantasies / Vladimir Rukavishnikov -- Satyagraha : Gandhi's approach to conflict resolution / Jai Narain Sharma -- International economic and financial crisis : relevance of a Gandhian approach / S.K.G. Sundaram -- Perspectives on democracy and civil society in India / Rajaram Tolpadi.

Sommario/riassunto

Over the last three decades, a considerable amount of work has been conducted in the field of peace studies, conflict management, peace science in economics, sociology, anthropology and management. This volume presents up-to-date, cutting-edge research by respected scholars with an emphasis on theoretical and mathematical constructs in the area of peace economics and peace science.