War, hunger, and displacement : the origins of humanitarian emergencies

Author(s)

• Nafziger, E. Wayne
• Stewart, Frances
• Väyrynen, Raimo
• Queen Elizabeth House
• World Institute for Development Economics Research

Bibliographic Information

War, hunger, and displacement : the origins of humanitarian emergencies

edited by E. Wayne Nafziger, Frances Stewart, and Raimo Väyrynen

Oxford University Press, 2000

• v. 1
• v. 2

Note

"A study prepared for Queen Elizabeth House, International Development Centre, University of Oxford (QEH) and the World Insitute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER)"

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Volume 1. Analysis -- v. 2. Case studies

"Queen Elizabeth House series in development studies, UNU/WIDER studies in development economics"--Jacket

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Since the end of the cold war, the number of civil wars in developing countries has escalated to the point where they are the most significant source of human suffering in the world today. Although there are many political analyses of these emergencies, this two-volume work is the first comprehensive study of the economic, social, and political roots of humanitarian emergencies, identifying early measures to prevent such disasters. Nafziger, Stewart, and Vayrynen draw on a wide range of specialists on the political economy of war and on major conflicts to show the causes of conflict. The first volume provides a general overview of the nature and causes of the emergencies, including economic, political, and environmental factors. The second volume provides detailed case studies of thirteen conflicts (including Rwanda, Burundi, the Congo, Afghanistan, and the Caucasus) that originated in the weakness of the state or where economic factors predominate. The volumes emphasize the significance of protracted economic stagnation and decline, high and increasing inequality, government exclusion of distinct social groups, state failure and predatory rule. They debunk beliefs recurrent in the literature that emergencies are the result of deteriorating environmental conditions, structural adjustment, and deep-seated ethnic animosity. By analysing the causes and prevention of war and humanitarian emergencies in developing countries, this work outlines a less costly alternative to the present strategy of the world community of spending millions of dollars annually to provide mediation, relief, and rehabilitation after the conflict occurs.

Table of Contents

• VOLUME 1. THE ORIGINS OF HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES: WAR AND DISPLACEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• VOLUME 2. WEAK STATES AND VULNERABLE ECONOMIES: HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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Details

• NCID: BA49215876
• ISBN:
  • 0198297394
  • 0198297408
• LCCN: 00038566
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: 2 v.
• Size: 24 cm