Civil War and Uncivil Development

Economic Globalisation and Political Violence in Colombia and Beyond
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-66579-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 313 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 543 g

Reihe: Rethinking Political Violence

This book challenges the conventional wisdom that civil war inevitably stymies economic development and that ‘civil war represents development in reverse’. While some civil wars may have adverse economic effects, Civil War and Uncivil Development posits that not all conflicts have negative economic consequences and, under certain conditions, civil war violence can bolster processes of economic development. Using Colombia as a case study, this book provides evidence that violence perpetrated by key actors of the conflict – the public armed forces and paramilitaries – has facilitated economic growth and processes of economic globalisation in Colombia (namely, international trade and foreign direct investment), with profoundly negative consequences for large swathes of civilians. The analysis also discusses the ‘development in reverse’ logic in the context of other conflicts across the globe. 

This book will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners and students in the fields of security and development, civil war studies, peace studies, the political economy of conflict and international relations.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maher, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Bürgerkriege
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Civil War, Development and Economic Globalisation.- Chapter 2: Civil War as Development in Reverse or a Case of Historical Amnesia.- Chapter 3: Colombia: Globalisation, Economic Growth and Civil War.- Chapter 4: The Fatal Attraction of Civil War: Violence and the Oil Sector in Arauca.- Chapter 5: Rooted in Violence: The Expansion of Palm Oil in Meta.- Chapter 6: Conflict, Development and the Fluidity of Violence: Colombia and Beyond.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

David Maher is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Salford, UK. His research employs a political economy framework to analyse the links between political violence (particularly civil war and terrorism) and processes of economic development, including processes of economic globalisation such as international trade and foreign direct investment.