Natural Resources and Violent Conflict: Options and Actions

Bys: Bannon, Ian and Collier, Paul

Book Overview

Violent conflict can spell catastrophe for developing countries and their neighbors, stunting and even reversing the course of economic growth. Recent World Bank research on the causes of conflict and civil war finds that the countries most likely to be blighted by conflict are those whose economies depend heavily on natural resources. 'Natural Resources and Violent Conflict' first explains the links between resource dependence conflict and then considers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821355031
• ISBN13: 9780821355039
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"