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Civil War and Uncivil Development Economic Globalisation and Political Violence in Colombia and Beyond
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Civil War and Uncivil Development [electronic resource] : Economic Globalisation and Political Violence in Colombia and Beyond / by David Maher.
ISBN
9783319665801
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XV, 313 p).
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Summary
This book challenges the conventional wisdom that civil war inevitably stymies economic development and that ‘civil war represents development in reverse’. While some civil wars may have adverse economic effects, Civil War and Uncivil Development posits that not all conflicts have negative economic consequences and, under certain conditions, civil war violence can bolster processes of economic development. Using Colombia as a case study, this book provides evidence that violence perpetrated by key actors of the conflict – the public armed forces and paramilitaries – has facilitated economic growth and processes of economic globalisation in Colombia (namely, international trade and foreign direct investment), with profoundly negative consequences for large swathes of civilians. The analysis also discusses the ‘development in reverse’ logic in the context of other conflicts across the globe. This book will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners and students in the fields of security and development, civil war studies, peace studies, the political economy of conflict and international relations.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2018
Series
Rethinking Political Violence
Contents
Chapter 1: Civil War, Development and Economic Globalisation
Chapter 2: Civil War as Development in Reverse or a Case of Historical Amnesia
Chapter 3: Colombia: Globalisation, Economic Growth and Civil War
Chapter 4: The Fatal Attraction of Civil War: Violence and the Oil Sector in Arauca
Chapter 5: Rooted in Violence: The Expansion of Palm Oil in Meta
Chapter 6: Conflict, Development and the Fluidity of Violence: Colombia and Beyond
Chapter 7: Conclusion.
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