
From Angola To Iraq, Wars Have Taken Place In Resource Rich Countries Full Of Poor People. 'wars Of Plunder' Explores The Interplay Of Natural Resources And Armed Conflicts, And What The International Community Has Tried To Do About It. Focusing On Key Resources - Oil, Diamonds, And Timber - The Book Argues That Resources And Wars Are Linked In Three Main Ways: Resource Revenues Finance Belligerents; Resource Exploitation Frequently Generates Tensions; Resource Dependence Presents Major Governance Challenges. Philippe Le Billon. Originally Published: London: C. Hurst And Company. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.
This work investigates the causal mechanisms linking the presence of valuable natural resources to the initiation, financing, and persistence of armed conflicts in developing nations. Philippe Le Billon, a scholar specializing in the political economy of war, synthesizes extensive case study data to argue that resource wealth acts as both a catalyst for tension and a primary funding source for belligerents. The book establishes a framework for understanding how resource dependence undermines governance and complicates international intervention efforts.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Experts in international relations and development studies frequently cite this text as a foundational analysis of the resource curse in conflict zones. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which provides a rigorous, evidence-based examination of the intersection between global markets and local violence.
Page Count:
363
Publication Date:
2013-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190235675
ISBN-13:
9780190235673
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