Between Development and Destruction

. Ed(s): Goor, Luc Van De; Rupesinghe, Kumar; Sciarone, Paul

ISBN 10: 0333650387 / ISBN 13: 9780333650387

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 1996

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This analysis of the effects of the end of the Cold War on conflict explores the implications for Third World and developing countries. Four main factors are highlighted: state-formation and nation-building; ethnicity and nationalism; socio-economic factors; and the armaments-conflict nexus. Editor(s): Goor, Luc Van De; Rupesinghe, Kumar; Sciarone, Paul. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504. . 1996. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Between Development and Destruction
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333650387
• ISBN 13: 9780333650387
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Much has already been written about the effects of the changes of the Cold War on conflict. The ongoing disengagement of East and West from bipolar Cold-War politics has resulted in an unstable international political situation which is characterized by regional conflicts. Most analyses now concentrate on the consequences for Europe and the former communist Central and East European states. This book, however, explores the effects for the Third World. The contributors provide major theoretical analyses of the causes of conflict in developing countries. Four main factors are distinguished: the processes of state-formation and nation-building; the rise or return of ethnicity and nationalism; socio-economic factors; and the armaments-conflict nexus. The volume also provides in-depth regional analyses, as well as policy perspectives on the issue of conflict and development.