Horizontal Inequalities and Conflict : Understanding Group Violence in Multiethnic Societies /
Drawing on econometric evidence and in-depth studies of West Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, this book explores how horizontal inequalities - ethnic, religious or racial - are a source of violent conflict and how political, economic and cultural status inequalities have contributed. Polici...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2008.
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| Series: | Conflict, inequality and ethnicity.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Drawing on econometric evidence and in-depth studies of West Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, this book explores how horizontal inequalities - ethnic, religious or racial - are a source of violent conflict and how political, economic and cultural status inequalities have contributed. Policies to reverse inequality would reduce these risks. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XXI, 364 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780230582729 |
| DOI: | 10.1057/9780230582729 |