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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956547203321

Titolo

Natural resources and violent conflict : options and actions / / Ian Bannon, Paul Collier, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2003

ISBN

1-280-08650-5

9786610086504

0-585-47911-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 409 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

BannonIan

CollierPaul

Disciplina

303.6/4/91724

Soggetti

Civil war - Developing countries

Natural resources - Developing countries

Security, International

Developing countries Economic conditions

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; Preface; Contributors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. Natural Resources and Conflict: What We Can Do; 2. The Natural Resource Curse: How Wealth Can; 3. Who Gets the Money? Reporting Resource Revenues; 4. Where Did It Come From? Commodity Tracking Systems; 5. Follow the Money: The Finance of Illicit Resource Extraction; 6. Getting It Done: Instruments of Enforcement; 7. Attracting Reputable Companies to Risky Environments: Petroleum and Mining Companies; 8. Dampening Price Shocks; Index; Boxes; Figures; Tables

Sommario/riassunto

Research carried out by the World Bank on the root causes of conflict and civil war finds that a developing country's economic dependence on natural resources or other primary commodities is strongly associated with the risk level for violent conflict. This book brings together a collection of reports and case studies that explore what the international community in particular can do to reduce this risk.; The text explains the links between natural resources and conflict and examines the impact of resource dependence on economic performance, governance, secessionist movements and revel financing.



It then explores avenues for international action - from financial and resource reporting procedures and policy recommendations to commodity tracking systems and enforcement instruments, including sanctions, certification requirements, aid conditionality, legislative and judicial instruments.