Building a peace economy? : liberal peacebuilding and the development-security industry /

'This book critically examines the range of policies and programmes that attempt to manage economic activity that contributes to political violence. Beginning with an overview of over a dozen policies aimed at transforming these activities into economic relationships which support peace, not wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Peterson, Jenny H. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Series:	New approaches to conflict analysis.
Subjects:	Conflict management > Economic aspects. Peace-building > Economic aspects. Gestion des conflits > Aspect économique. Consolidation de la paix > Aspect économique. Politics and government. Society and social sciences. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Peace. Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary studies > Peace studies & conflict resolution. Political Science political violence conflict zones peacebuilding conflict conflict resolution peace studies war economies policy making conflict-areas development security Kosovo Liberalism Organized crime Privatization Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

1. Building a liberal peace economy: the development-security industry (DSI)
2. War economy transformation: current policy options and issues
3. Explaining the dynamics of transformation: the nature of the DSI
4. Transforming a war economy: learning from the case of Kosovo
5. Strengthening 'rule of law': managing the criminal facets of war economies
6. Privatization: liberal reform and the creation of new conflict economies
7. Customs reform: protecting borders, confirming statehood and transforming economies?
8. The war economy transformation agenda: DSI approaches and behaviours
Bibliography
Annex A: List of interviewees
Index.