Explaining civil war : a rational choice approach / Syed Mansoob Murshed.
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TextPublication details: Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar, 2009Description: vii, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781847208088 (hbk.)Subject(s): Civil war | Peace-buildingDDC classification: 303.64 LOC classification: JZ6385 | .M87 2010| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Growth and conflict -- 3. Greed and grievance -- 4. The uneasy commitment to peace -- 5. The social contract and lasting peace -- 6. Post-war economic reconstruction -- 7. The liberal peace and globalization -- 8. Conclusions.
Using the rational choice approach, Syed Mansoob Murshed analyses the motivations behind civil war and identifies growth and institutional failure as catalysts of the greed and grievance that characterise the onset and persistence of civil war. This book explores the pre-conditions for conflict in terms of growth failure and critically appraises the greed and grievance theories common to conflict literature. It is argued that various institutional mechanisms of restraint that can be labelled the "social contract" are crucial for violent conflict avoidance. The reasons underpinning the instability of treaties ending civil wars, post-conflict reconstruction issues, liberal peace theory, and how globalization and conflict relate are also examined.
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