War Economies in a Regional Context : : Challenges of Transformation / / Neil Cooper, Michael Pugh.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Pugh, Michael,; Cooper, Neil,
• MitwirkendeR: Goodhand, Jonathan,; Malone, David M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: A project of the International Peace Institute
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (273 p.)

Confronting the corrosive influence that war economies typically have on the prospects for peace in war-torn societies, this study critically analyzes current policy responses and offers a thought-provoking foundation for the development of more effective peacebuilding strategies. The authors focus on the role played by trade in precipitating and fueling conflict, with particular emphasis on the regional dynamics that are created by war economies. Their analysis highlights the darker side of the commitment to deregulation, open markets, and the expansion of trade routes that are key features of globalization. In each of three case studies—-Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and Bosnia—they examine the nature of the war economy, the regional networks developed to support it, its legacies, and the impact of initiatives to transform it. That transformation, they argue, a process central to the transition from violent conflict to sustainable peace, can best be achieved through approaches that recognize critical regional factors.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Approaches to the Political Economy of Civil Wars -- 2 The Regional Dimensions of Civil War Economies -- 3 Afghanistan in Central Asia -- 4 Sierra Leone in West Africa -- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina in Southeast Europe -- 6 Controlling War Economies: A Critique of the "Liberal Peace" -- 7 Conclusion: Toward a New Agenda for Transforming War Economies -- Acronyms -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book