Rethinking the Economics of War: The Intersection of Need, Creed, and Greed

Description

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.

• Author: Cynthia J. Arnson, I. William Zartman
• Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
• Published: 2005-10-12
• Pages: 314
• ISBN-13: 9780801882975