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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959453103321

Titolo

Breaking the conflict trap : civil war and development policy / / Paul Collier ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank

[New York], : Oxford University Press, c2003

ISBN

1-280-08428-6

9786610084289

0-8213-8641-7

0-585-46561-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xv, 221 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm

Collana

A World Bank policy research report

Altri autori (Persone)

CollierPaul

Disciplina

303.6/4/091724

Soggetti

Civil war - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Civil war - Social aspects - Developing countries

Poverty - Developing countries

Income distribution - Developing countries

Mortality - Developing countries

Public health - Developing countries

Economic development

Developing countries Politics and government 21st century

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 (p. 200-221).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; The Report Team; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Overview; Let Them Fight it Out among Themselves?; What Can We Do about Ancestral Hatreds?; The Conflict Trap; The Rising Global Incidence of Conflict; Nothing Can be Done; Part I - Cry Havoc Why Civil War Matters; Chapter One - Civil War as Development in Reverse; Chapter Two - Let Them Fight it Out among Themselves?; Part II - What Fuels Civil War?; Chapter Three - What Makes a Country Prone to Civil War?; Chapter Four - Why is Civil War so Common?; Part III - Policies for Peace

Chapter Five - What Works Where?Chapter Six - An Agenda for International Action; Appendix 1 - Methods and Data; Data Set and



Model; Data Sources; Appendix 2 - A Selected Bibliography of Studies of Civil War and Rebellion; Economic Factors; Role of Ethnicity and Nationalism; Anatomy of Rebellion; Role of the State; Negotiation and Implementation of Peace; Bibliography; References; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Civil war conflict is a core development issue. The existence of civil war can dramatically slow a country's development process, especially in low-income countries which are more vulnerable to civil war conflict. Conversely, development can impede civil war. When development succeeds, countries become safer-when development fails, they experience a greater risk of being caught in a conflict trap. Ultimately, civil war is a failure of development.'Breaking the Conflict Trap' identifies the dire consequences that civil war has on the development process and offers three main findings. First, ci

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956552003321

Autore

VanSledright Bruce

Titolo

The challenge of rethinking history education / / Bruce VanSledright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-136-92301-2

1-136-92302-0

1-282-78106-5

9786612781063

0-203-84484-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Disciplina

973.0071

Soggetti

History - Study and teaching

United States History Study and teaching

United States History Study and teaching Case studies

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; Introduction; Chapter 1 Seeking a More Potent Approach to Teaching History; Chapter 2 On the Limits of Collective Memorialization and Persistent Instruction; Chapter 3 The



Case of Thomas Becker: Using Knowledge of History as a Domain to Structure Pedagogical Choices; Chapter 4 Learning History: What Do Students Know and What Can They Do with that Knowledge?; Chapter 5 Teaching about Indian Removal: Describing and Unpacking the Investigative Approach; Chapter 6 Assessing Student Learning; Chapter 7 Theorizing Investigative History Teaching

Chapter 8 How Are History Teachers to Learn to Teach Using an Investigative Approach?Appendix; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Every few years in the United States, history teachers go through what some believe is an embarrassing national ritual. A representative group of students sit down to take a standardized U.S. history test, and the results show varied success. Sizable percentages of students score at or below a ""basic"" understanding of the country's history. Pundits seize on these results to argue that not only are students woefully ignorant about history, but history teachers are simply not doing an adequate job teaching historical facts. The overly common practice of teaching history as a series of dates