Natural Resource Types and Conflict Termination Initiatives

There is mounting evidence that natural resources can influence the likelihood, course and outcome of armed conflicts. Much of these relationships depend on the institutional setting in which the conflict and resource exploitation occurs, and the specific characteristics of resources involved. This...

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Autor principal: Philippe Le Billon
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: Universidad de Los Andes 2009
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War
Acceso en línea:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81215371002
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=co/co-003&d=81215371002oai
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topic Relaciones Internacionales
War
natural resources
sanctions
revenue sharing
military interventions
spellingShingle Relaciones Internacionales
War
natural resources
sanctions
revenue sharing
military interventions
Philippe Le Billon
Natural Resource Types and Conflict Termination Initiatives
topic_facet Relaciones Internacionales
War
natural resources
sanctions
revenue sharing
military interventions
description There is mounting evidence that natural resources can influence the likelihood, course and outcome of armed conflicts. Much of these relationships depend on the institutional setting in which the conflict and resource exploitation occurs, and the specific characteristics of resources involved. This paper examines the relevance of two broad resource characteristics-lootability and legality-for conflict termination initiatives. Observing revenue sharing, economic sanction and military interventions in a total of 26 conflicts between 1989 and 2006, the paper suggests that resource characteristics can affect the effectiveness of resource-related conflict termination instruments.
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title Natural Resource Types and Conflict Termination Initiatives
title_short Natural Resource Types and Conflict Termination Initiatives
title_full Natural Resource Types and Conflict Termination Initiatives
title_fullStr Natural Resource Types and Conflict Termination Initiatives
title_full_unstemmed Natural Resource Types and Conflict Termination Initiatives
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publisher Universidad de Los Andes
publishDate 2009
url http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81215371002
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