Natural Resources and Violent Conflict: Options and ActionsIan Bannon, Paul Collier World Bank Publications, 2003 M01 1 - 409 pages Violent conflict can spell catastrophe for developing countries and their neighbors, stunting and even reversing the course of economic growth. Recent World Bank research on the causes of conflict and civil war finds that the countries most likely to be blighted by conflict are those whose economies depend heavily on natural resources. 'Natural Resources and Violent Conflict' first explains the links between resource dependence conflict and then considers what can be done to help reduce the risk of civil war in these nations. In this collection of previously unpublished essays by experts in the field, contributors consider the risks of corruption, secessionist movements, and rebel financing. They also consider the roles played by government, the development community, and the country's population and propose an agenda for global action. Focusing on what we can do collectively to diminish the likelihood of civil war, contributors to this volume suggest practical approaches and policies that could be adopted by the international community - from financial and resource reporting procedures to commodity tracking systems and enforcement techniques, including sanctions, certification requirements, and aid conditionality. A fascinating look at the results of important new World Bank research, this book represents an important addition to the dialogue on development. |
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... Law Enforcement , Governance , and Trade National Liberation Front , Algeria Financial Sector Assessment Program Forest Stewardship Council Gerakan Aceh Merdeka GBIF GDP GeSI HIPC IFC IMF INTOSAI ITTO LDC MIGA xvii III.
... Law Enforcement , Governance , and Trade National Liberation Front , Algeria Financial Sector Assessment Program Forest Stewardship Council Gerakan Aceh Merdeka GBIF GDP GeSI HIPC IFC IMF INTOSAI ITTO LDC MIGA xvii III.
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... programs to help distribute the benefits of develop- ment in sensible ways , and by not allowing the Indonesian military to station troops at the facility , so as to avoid the provocations and human rights abuses carried out by the ...
... programs to help distribute the benefits of develop- ment in sensible ways , and by not allowing the Indonesian military to station troops at the facility , so as to avoid the provocations and human rights abuses carried out by the ...
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... programs such as health and education . A major problem is that host governments often have incentives not to reveal the extent of their resource revenues . Moreover , the leverage of the international community in this regard is ...
... programs such as health and education . A major problem is that host governments often have incentives not to reveal the extent of their resource revenues . Moreover , the leverage of the international community in this regard is ...
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... programs and rearrange spending as priorities change . Giving programs their own source of revenue makes them less accountable to society as represented by Parliament and central budget authorities . Lack of accountability by the ...
... programs and rearrange spending as priorities change . Giving programs their own source of revenue makes them less accountable to society as represented by Parliament and central budget authorities . Lack of accountability by the ...
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... program to undertake a ROSC , and in others it has placed some conditionality on ROSC recommen- dations . The problem is ... programs . Even if a country undertakes a ROSC , publication is voluntary . As of April 2002 , ROSCs had been ...
... program to undertake a ROSC , and in others it has placed some conditionality on ROSC recommen- dations . The problem is ... programs . Even if a country undertakes a ROSC , publication is voluntary . As of April 2002 , ROSCs had been ...
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