War Economies in a Regional Context: Challenges of Transformation

Pugh and Cooper (both international studies, U. of Plymouth, Britain) report the results of a project undertaken under the auspices of the International Peace Academy. They emphasize the role of economic factors in the conditions that lead to state collapse, give rise to and sustain conflict, and complicate peacebuilding. Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, and Bosnia-Herzegovina provide case studies. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR