Rethinking the Economics of War

Rethinking the Economics of War
Author: Cynthia J. Arnson
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2005-10-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0801882974

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This collection of essays questions the adequacy of explaining today's internal armed conflicts purely in terms of economic factors and re-establishes the importance of identity and grievances in creating and sustaining such wars. Countries studied include Lebanon, Angola, Colombia and Afghanistan.