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Fuelling war : natural resources and armed conflict
- Title
- Fuelling war : natural resources and armed conflict / Philippe Le Billon.
- Author
- Le Billon, Philippe.
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, 2005.
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- Additional Authors
- International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- Description
- 92 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- A generous endowment of natural resources should favour rapid economic and social development. The experience of countries like Angola and Iraq, however, suggests that resource wealth often proves a curse rather than a blessing. Billions of dollars from resource exploitation benefit repressive regimes and rebel groups, at a massive cost for local populations. This Adelphi Paper analyses the economic and political vulnerability of resource-dependent countries; assesses how resources influence the likelihood and course of conflicts; and discusses current initiatives to improve resource governance in the interest of peace. It concludes that long-term stability in resource-exporting regions will depend on their developmental outcomes, and calls for a broad reform agenda prioritising the basic needs and security of local populations.
- Series Statement
- Adelphi paper, 0567-932X ; 373
- Uniform Title
- Adelphi papers ; no. 373.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [85]-92).
- Contents
- The resource curse. Iraq and the resource curse ; The collapse of economic growth ; Governance failure ; Resources, governance failure and identity in Nigeria ; Conflicts and violence -- Resources and armed conflicts. War and resource accessibility ; Resources and types of armed conflicts ; Influencing the course of armed conflicts -- Implications for conflict prevention and termination. Addressing the resource curse ; Ending resource wars ; Increasing corporate responsibility ; Regulating conflict diamonds.
- Call Number
- JFE 06-3540
- ISBN
- 0415379709 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2005363484
- OCLC
- 60564306
- Author
- Le Billon, Philippe.
- Title
- Fuelling war : natural resources and armed conflict / Philippe Le Billon.
- Imprint
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, 2005.
- Series
- Adelphi paper, 0567-932X ; 373Adelphi papers ; no. 373.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [85]-92).
- Added Author
- International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 06-3540