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'This work may well be opening up a new research arena. By explicitly framing the analysis in a political economy approach, and by visualizing various forms of state failure and institutional collapse, these studies raise troublesome questions for the international community.' -Development and Change 'This major two volume study on a subject of increasing importance, deserves wide attention.' -Development Policy Review 'Everyone interested in the issues and regions discussed will find considerable value in these books, which deserve a place in any serious library.' -Martin Shaw, Journal of Development StudiesThis two-volume work examines the causes of civil war and consequent humanitarian emergencies in developing countries. Twenty-three international experts explain why wars start and how to prevent them--offering a less costly alternative to the present reactive strategy of the world community to provide mediation, relief, and rehabilitation after the conflict occurs. The volumes provide a general framework which is applied to such recent conflicts as those in Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, the Congo, Afghanistan, and the Caucasus.
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Author: E. Wayne Nafziger , Raimo Vayrynen , Frances Stewart
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.699kg
ISBN: 9780198297390
ISBN 10: 0198297394
Pages: 366
Publication Date: 01 December 2000
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
Volume 1. The Origins of Humanitarian Emergencies: War and Displacement in Developing Countries 1: Frances Stewart: The Root Causes of Humanitarian Emergencies 2: Raimo Vayrynen: Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Concepts and Issues 3: E. Wayne Nafziger and Juha Auvinen: The Economic Causes of Humanitarian Emergencies 4: James Fairhead: The Conflict Over Natural and Environmental Resources 5: Ashok Swain: Water Scarcity as a Source of Crises 6: Christian Morrisson: Stabilization Programmes, Social Costs, Violence, and Humanitarian Emergencies 7: Kalevi J. Holsti: Political Causes of Humanitarian Emergencies 8: David Keen: War, Crime, and Access to Resources 9: Jocelyn Alexander, JoAnn McGregor, and Terence Ranger: Ethnicity and the Politics of Conflict: The Case of Matabeleland Volume 2. Weak States and Vulnerable Economies: Humanitarian Emergencies in Developing Countries 1: E. Wayne Nafziger, Frances Stewart, and Raimo Vayrynen: Case Studies of Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: An Introduction 2: Barnett R. Rubin: Afghanistan: The Last Cold War Conflict, the First Post-Cold War Conflict 3: Philippe Le Billon and Karen Bakker: Cambodia: Genocide, Autocracy, and the Overpolitized State 4: Abbas Alnasrawi: Iraq: Economic Embargo and Predatory Rule 5: Patrick D. Gaffney: Burundi: The Long Sombre Shadow of Ethnic Instability 6: Peter Uvin: Rwanda: The Social Roots of Genocide 7: Juha Auvinen and Timo Kivimaki: Somalia: The Struggle for Resources 8: William Reno: Liberia and Sierra Leone: The Competition for Patronage in Resource-Rich Economies 9: Kisangani N. F. Emizet: Congo (Zaire): Corruption, Disintegration, and State Failure 10: Jeni Klugman: Kenya: Economic Decline and Ethnic Politics 11: Mats Lundahl: Haiti: Towards the Abyss? Poverty, Dependence, and Resource Depletion 12: Manuel Pastor and James K. Boyce: El Salvador: Economic Disparities, External Intervention, and Civil Conflict 13: Raimo Vayrynen and Leila Alieva: The South Caucasus: The Breakdown of the Soviet Empire 14: Raimo Vayrynen: Weak States and Humanitarian Emergencies: Failure, Predation, and Rent-Seeking
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This work may well be opening up a new research arena. By explicitly framing the analysis in a political economy approach, and by visualizing various forms of state failure and institutional collapse, these studies raise troublesome questions for the international community. Development and Change This major two volume study on a subject of increasing importance, deserves wide attention. Development Policy Review Everyone interested in the issues and regions discussed will find considerable value in these books, which deserve a place in any serious library. Martin Shaw, Journal of Development Studies
This work may well be opening up a new research arena. By explicitly framing the analysis in a political economy approach, and by visualizing various forms of state failure and institutional collapse, these studies raise troublesome questions for the international community. Development and Change This major two volume study on a subject of increasing importance, deserves wide attention. Development Policy Review Everyone interested in the issues and regions discussed will find considerable value in these books, which deserve a place in any serious library. Martin Shaw, Journal of Development Studies
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