Development, inequality, and war in Africa

E. Wayne Nafziger ()
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E. Wayne Nafziger: Kansas State University

Economics of Peace and Security Journal, 2006, vol. 1, issue 1, 14-19

Abstract: Five factors contribute to humanitarian crises in Africa. They are: stagnating and declining incomes, rising income inequality, avaricious competition to extract Africa's mineral wealth, military centrality, and a tradition of violent conflict. One factor - ethnic differences - turns out to be a symptom, not a cause of violence. The article discusses these, then continues to suggest that while recognizing that a number of African countries vulnerable to humanitarian emergencies are not amenable to political economy solutions, industrialized countries and international agencies bear substantial responsibility for modifying the international economic order to enhance economic growth and adjustment.

Keywords: Peace; security; development; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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