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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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Stewart, Frances (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Series:Conflict, inequality and ethnicity.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XXI, 364 pages)
ISBN:9780230582729
DOI:10.1057/9780230582729