Too Poor for Peace?
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Too Poor for Peace?

Global Poverty, Conflict, and Security in the 21st Century

  1. 175 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Too Poor for Peace?

Global Poverty, Conflict, and Security in the 21st Century

About this book

Extreme poverty exhausts institutions, depletes resources, weakens leadership, and ultimately contributes to rising insecurity and conflict. Just as poverty begets insecurity, however, the reverse is also true. As the destabilizing effects of conflict settle in, civil institutions are undermined and poverty proliferates. Breaking this nexus between poverty and conflict is one of the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century. The authors of this compelling book—some of the most experienced practitioners from around the world—investigate the complex and dynamic relationship between poverty and insecurity, exploring possible agents for change. They bring the latest lessons and intellectual framework to bear in an examination of African leadership, the private sector, and American foreign aid as vehicles for improving economic conditions and security. Contributors include Colin Kahl (University of Minnesota),Vinca LaFleur (Vinca LaFleur Communications), Edward Miguel (University of California, Berkeley), Jane Nelson (Harvard University and Brookings), Anthony Nyong (University of Jos and the International Development Research Centre, Nairobi), Susan Rice (Brookings), Robert Rotberg (Harvard University and the World Peace Foundation), Marc Sommers (Tufts University), Hendrik Urdal (International Peace Research Institute), and Jennifer Windsor (Freedom House).

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Yes, you can access Too Poor for Peace? by Lael Brainard,Derek Chollet, Lael Brainard, Derek Chollet in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & International Relations. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Chapter 1: The Tangled Web: The Poverty-Insecurity Nexus
  7. Chapter 2: Poverty Breeds Insecurity
  8. Chapter 3: Poverty and Violence: An Overview of Recent Research and Implications for Foreign Aid
  9. Chapter 4: Demography, Environment, and Civil Strife
  10. Chapter 5: Resource and Environmental Security
  11. Chapter 6: The Demographics of Political Violence: Youth Bulges, Insecurity, and Conflict
  12. Chapter 7: Embracing the Margins: Working with Youth amid War and Insecurity
  13. Chapter 8: The Role of Leadership in Overcoming Poverty and Achieving Security in Africa
  14. Chapter 9: Operating in Insecure Environments
  15. Chapter 10: Breaking the Poverty-Insecurity Nexus: Is Democracy the Answer?
  16. Contributors
  17. Index
  18. Back Cover