War and Underdevelopment Volume 1: The Economic and Social Consequences of Conflict

by Stewart, Frances; Fitzgerald, Valpy

• ISBN13: 9780199241873
• ISBN10: 0199241872
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Wars, especially civil wars, are known to be one of the most potent causes of human suffering and underdevelopment. Yet economic analysis of developing countries at war is relatively rare. These volumes aim to reverse this neglect, tracing the economic and social consequences of conflict in poor countries. A major objective is to identify policies which may reduce the heavy human and economic costs. Volume One provides a general framework for understanding the economic interactions. It also provides an empirical overview of the costs of war for the worst affected countries in the 1970s and 1980s. Volume Two presents seven country case studies.

Author Biography

Frances Stewart is Director, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, and Professor of Development Economics and Fellow of Somerville College, University of Oxford Valpy Fitzgerald is Director, Finance Trade and Policy Centre, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford

Table of Contents

Abbreviations and Acronyms	viii
Introduction: Assessing the Economic Costs of War	1	(20)
Frances Stewart
Valpy FitzGerald
Paying for the War: Economic Policy in Poor Countries Under Conflict Conditions	21	(18)
Valpy FitzGerald
The Political Economy of War	39	(28)
David Keen
Internal Wars: An Empirical Overview of the Economic and Social Consequences	67	(37)
Frances Stewart
Cindy Huang
Michael Wang
An Overview of Case Studies	104	(45)
Valpy FitzGerald
Frances Stewart
Michael Wang
The Treatment of Children During Conflict	149	(19)
Eric Greitens
Food Aid During Civil War: Conflicting Conclusions Derived from Alternative Approaches	168	(36)
Frances Stewart
Emma Samman
The International Political Economy of Conflict in Poor Countries	204	(21)
Valpy FitzGerald
The Costs of War in Poor Countries: Conclusions and Policy Recommendations	225	(21)
Frances Stewart
Valpy FitzGerald
References	246	(11)
Index	257