| Main Title |
The anatomy of resource wars / |
| Author |
Renner, Michael,
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Worldwatch Institute, |
| Year Published |
2002 |
| OCLC Number |
50908714 |
| ISBN |
1878071653; 9781878071651 |
| Subjects |
Natural resources--Developing countries--Case studies ;
Ressources naturelles ;
Guerres ;
Exploitation des ressources ;
Pays en developpement ;
Gewapende conflicten ;
Natuurlijke hulpbronnen ;
Grondstoffen ;
Krieg ;
Rohstoffreserve ;
Environmentalism--Developing countries ;
Environmental management--Developing countries
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EKBD |
WWI/P-162 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
01/03/2003 |
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| Collation |
91 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-87) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
The relationship between resources and conflict -- The nature of resource conflicts -- Lootability and obstructability: factors in resource exploitation -- The resource curse -- The proliferation of arms and combatants -- How conflicts are financed by natural resource pillage -- Sierra Leone and Liberia: trapped in a vicious cycle? -- Democratic Republic of the Congo: the new wealth grab -- Angola: diamonds versus oil -- Colombia: narcotics, petroleum, and indigenous peoples -- How resource extraction can trigger conflict -- Indonesia: the Suharto legacy -- Bougainville: copper and secession -- Nigeria: repression in the delta -- Collateral damage: the environmental toll -- Sanctions, certification systems, and economic diversification. |
