War and Underdevelopment Volume II Country Experiences [Paperback]

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.

1. Case Studies of Countries at War: An Introduction,Frances Stewart and Valpy Fitzgerald
2. Afghanistan: the Economic and Social Impact of Conflicts,Peter Marsden and Emma Samman
3. Mozambique: The Economic Effects of the War,Tilman Br?ck
4. Mozambique: War, Economic Change, and Development in Manica Province, 1982-92,Mark F. Chigono
5. Nicaragua: The Political Economy of Social Reform and Armed Conflict,Valpy Fitzgerald and Arturo Grigsby
6. Sierra Leone: War and its Functions,David Keen
7. Sri Lanka: Civil Society and the State, 1983-1985,Meghan O'Sullivan
8. Sudan: Conflict and Rationality,David Keen
9. Uganda: The Social and Economic Costs of Conflict,John Mary Matovu and Frances Stewart

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