The Economic Roots of Conflict and Cooperation in Africa
This book combines overviews of the nature and causes of inter-group violence in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa with a collection of country case studies. Both the overview chapter and the case studies trace how economic policy initiatives, and consequent changes in the roles and statuses of various groups, shape conflict or cooperation.
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The Economic Roots of Conflict and Cooperation in Africa
This book combines overviews of the nature and causes of inter-group violence in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa with a collection of country case studies. Both the overview chapter and the case studies trace how economic policy initiatives, and consequent changes in the roles and statuses of various groups, shape conflict or cooperation.
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The Economic Roots of Conflict and Cooperation in Africa

The Economic Roots of Conflict and Cooperation in Africa

The Economic Roots of Conflict and Cooperation in Africa

The Economic Roots of Conflict and Cooperation in Africa

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Overview

This book combines overviews of the nature and causes of inter-group violence in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa with a collection of country case studies. Both the overview chapter and the case studies trace how economic policy initiatives, and consequent changes in the roles and statuses of various groups, shape conflict or cooperation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781137356789
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date: 11/07/2013
Series: Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development
Edition description: 2013
Pages: 276
Product dimensions: 9.30(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

William Ascher, Claremont McKenna College, USA Nzinga Broussard, Ohio State University, USA Darren Kew, McCormack Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts, US Clement Henry, American University in Cairo, Egypt Chris Kwaja, University of Jos, Nigeria Michael Lofchie, University of California, Los Angeles, USA John McCauley, University of Maryland, USA Takako Minom, Claremont Graduate University, USA Natalia Mirovitskaya, Duke Center for International Development, USA Amy Poteete, Concordia University, Canada Robert Tignor, Princeton University, USA

Table of Contents

1. Development Strategies and the Evolution of Violence in Africa; William Ascher and Natalia Mirovitskaya 2. Whither Egypt?; Robert Tignor 3. Development Strategies in North Africa; Clement Henry 4. Ethiopia: Averting Violence through its Quest for Growth; Nzinga Broussard 5. The Policy Roots of Ethnic Peace in Tanzania; Michael Lofchie 6. Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana Fifty Years after Independence; John McCauley 7. Development Strategies and Conflict in Nigeria; Darren Kew and Chris Kwaja 8. The Absence of Inter-Group Violence in Botswana: An Assessment of the Role of Development Strategies; Amy Poteete 9. Intergroup Peace and Interpersonal Violence in South Africa; Takako Mino 10. Conclusions; William Ascher and Natalia Mirovitskaya
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