UID:
almafu_9960785753002883
Format:
1 online resource (374 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-21406-6
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9786610214068
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0-8213-6048-5
Series Statement:
Understanding civil war ; v. 1
Content:
VOLUME 1: AfricaVOLUME 2: Europe, Central Asia, and Other Regions""This is a superb manuscript, and one that will become a standard reference in the field for students of conflict and civil war."" -Robert Bates, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University The two volumes of Understanding Civil War build upon the World Bank's prior research on conflict and violence, particularly on the work of Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler, whose model of civil war onset has sparked much discussion on the relationship between conflict and development in what came to be known as the ""greed
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 The Collier-Hoeffler Model of Civil War Onset and the Case Study Project Research Design; Tables; 2 Civil War and Its Duration in Burundi; Figures; 3 The Economics of Civil War: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo; 4 Theory Versus Reality: Civil War Onset and Avoidance in Nigeria Since 1960; 5 Sporadic Ethnic Violence: Why Has Kenya Not Experienced a Full-Blown Civil War?; 6 The Civil War in Mozambique: The Balance Between Internal and External Influences; 7 Sudan's Civil War: Why Has It Prevailed for So Long?
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8 Algeria, 1992-2002: Anatomy of a Civil War9 Senegal and Mali; 10 Conclusion: Using Case Studies to Refine and Expand the Theory of Civil War; Contributors; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-6047-7
Language:
English
