Wars of Plunder: Conflicts, Profits and the Politics of Resources Conflicts, Profits and the Politics of Resources
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Altersempfehlung
22 - 22 Jahr(e)
Erscheinungsdatum
Mai 2012
Verlag
Columbia University PressSeitenzahl
363
Maße (L/B/H)
22.5/14.9/3 cm
Gewicht
580 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-231-70268-3
From Angola and Iraq to Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, resource-rich countries with high incidences of poverty are prone to devastating outbreaks of war. The character of these conflicts is highly idiosyncratic, and the response of the international community is fascinatingly complex. Philippe Le Billon traces the specific burden of owning the world's most precious resources and the effect of resource politics on the development of war. He also takes a frank look at the international context surrounding such conflicts and its possible underlying motives. Le Billon focuses on three key resources----oil, diamonds, and timber----and the circumstances that link their abundance to war. He discusses the role of resource revenue in financing belligerent forces, a trend that has grown more conspicuous with the withdrawal of Cold War foreign sponsorship. While the "War on Terror" has altered the terms of military assistance and the nature of war's internationalization, many belligerent actors continue to rely on the profits of "conflict resources" to survive. Le Billon also examines the exploitation of resources and its creation of unrest.
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