War, Hunger, and Displacement: The Origins of Humanitarian EmergenciesVolume 2: Case Studies

by E. Wayne Nafziger (Editor), Frances Stewart (Editor), Raimo Vïyrynen (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198297406
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/21/2000
Series:	WIDER Studies in Development Economics , #2
Pages:	516
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Kansas State University

Somerville College, Oxford

University of Notre Dame, Indiana

Table of Contents

Volume 1. The Origins of Humanitarian Emergencies: War and Displacement in Developing Countries1. The Root Causes of Humanitarian Emergencies, Frances Stewart2. Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Concepts and Issues, Raimo Väyrynen3. The Economic Causes of Humanitarian Emergencies, E. Wayne Nafziger and Juha Auvinen4. The Conflict Over Natural and Environmental Resources, James Fairhead5. Water Scarcity as a Source of Crises, Ashok Swain6. Stabilization Programmes, Social Costs, Violence, and Humanitarian Emergencies, Christian Morrisson7. Political Causes of Humanitarian Emergencies, Kalevi J. Holsti8. War, Crime, and Access to Resources, David Keen9. Ethnicity and the Politics of Conflict: The Case of Matabeleland, Jocelyn Alexander, JoAnn McGregor, and Terence RangerVolume 2. Weak States and Vulnerable Economies: Humanitarian Emergencies in Developing Countries1. Case Studies of Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: An Introduction, E. Wayne Nafziger, Frances Stewart, and Raimo Väyrynen2. Afghanistan: The Last Cold War Conflict, the First Post-Cold War Conflict, Barnett R. Rubin3. Cambodia: Genocide, Autocracy, and the Overpolitized State, Philippe Le Billon and Karen Bakker4. Iraq: Economic Embargo and Predatory Rule, Abbas Alnasrawi5. Burundi: The Long Sombre Shadow of Ethnic Instability, Patrick D. Gaffney6. Rwanda: The Social Roots of Genocide, Peter Uvin7. Somalia: The Struggle for Resources, Juha Auvinen and Timo Kivimäki8. Liberia and Sierra Leone: The Competition for Patronage in Resource-Rich Economies, William Reno9. Congo (Zaire): Corruption, Disintegration, and State Failure, Kisangani N. F. Emizet10. Kenya: Economic Decline and Ethnic Politics, Jeni Klugman11. Haiti: Towards the Abyss? Poverty, Dependence, and Resource Depletion, Mats Lundahl12. El Salvador: Economic Disparities, External Intervention, and Civil Conflict, Manuel Pastor and James K. Boyce13. The South Caucasus: The Breakdown of the Soviet Empire, Raimo Väyrynen and Leila Alieva14. Weak States and Humanitarian Emergencies: Failure, Predation, and Rent-Seeking, Raimo Väyrynen