1st Edition

Ending Wars, Consolidating Peace Economic Perspectives

By Mats Berdal, Achim Wennmann Copyright 2010
260 Pages
by Routledge

257 Pages
by Routledge

The transition from war to peace is fraught with tension and the risk of a return to bloodshed. With so much at stake, it is crucial that the international community and local stakeholders make sense of the complex mosaic of challenges, to support a lasting, inclusive and prosperous peace. Recent missions, such as in Afghanistan, Somalia, or Sudan, have highlighted the fact that there can be no... Read more
Introduction, Mats Berdal; Chapter 1 Peace Processes, Business and New Futures after War, Achim Wennmann; Chapter 2 Stabilising Fragile States and the Humanitarian Space, Robert Muggah; Chapter 3 Assessing Linkages Between Diplomatic Peacemaking and Developmental Peacebuilding Efforts, Ashraf Ghani, Clare Lockhart, Blair Glencorse; Chapter 4 The Bretton Woods Institutions, Reconstruction and Peacebuilding, Graciana del Castillo; Chapter 5 Aid and Fiscal Capacity Building in Post-Conflict Countries, James K. Boyce; Chapter 6 Valuable Natural Resources in Conflict-Affected States, Päivi Lujala, Siri Aas Rustad, Philippe Le Billon; Chapter 7 Foreign Direct Investors in Conflict Zones, Andreea Mihalache-O'keef, Tatiana Vashchilko; Chapter 8 War Transitions and Armed Groups, Jennifer Hazen; Chapter 9 State Failure and Ungoverned Space, Ken Menkhaus; Chapter 10 Crime, Corruption and Violent Economies, James Cockayne; conclusion Conclusion, Achim Wennmann;

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Mats Berdal, Achim Wennmann

"An accessible and empirically rich collection of essays." - Jan Selby, International Peacekeeping, Vol. 19, 1, January 2012