Breaking the conflict trap : civil war and development policy

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Breaking the conflict trap : civil war and development policy, Volume 1

Author:	Collier, Paul; Elliott, V. L.; Hegre, Havard; Hoeffler, Anke; Reynal-Querol, Marta; Sambanis, Nicholas;	Collection Title:	A World Bank policy research report
Country:	World;	Date Stored:	2003/06/30
Document Date:	2003/05/31	Document Type:	Publication
ISBN:	0-8213-5481-7	Language:	English
Major Sector:	(Historic)Sector not applicable	Region:	The World Region
Report Number:	26121	Sub Sectors:	(Historic)Sector not applicable
SubTopics:	Social Conflict and Violence; Peace & Peacekeeping; International Affairs; Post Conflict Reconstruction	Volume No:	1

Summary: 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. When development succeeds, countries become safer; when development fails, countries experience greater risk of being caught in a conflict trap. Ultimately, civil war is a failure of development. This book identifies the dire consequences that civil war has on the development process and offers three main findings: (i) civil wars have adverse ripple effects, which are often not taken into account by those determine when to start or end a war; (ii) some countries are more likely than others to experience civil war conflict and therefore the risks of civil war differ considerable according to a country's characteristics including its economic stability. Finally, this book explores viable international measures that can be taken to reduce the global incidence of civil war and propose a practical agenda for action. This book will also be of great interest to researchers, academics, and anyone interested in conflict and post-conflict resolution.


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	PDF 15 pages	Introduction	0.13
	PDF 10 pages	Overview	0.10
	PDF 22 pages	Chap. 1	0.19
	PDF 18 pages	Chap. 2	0.18
	PDF 42 pages	Chap. 3	0.26
	PDF 26 pages	Chap. 4	0.20
	PDF 54 pages	Chap. 5	0.26
	PDF 16 pages	Chap. 6	0.15
	PDF 8 pages	Appendix 1	0.13
	PDF 14 pages	Appendix 2	0.13
	PDF 12 pages	References	0.12

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