This volume critically interrogates, from different angles and dimensions, the resilience of conflict and violence into 21st century Africa. The demise of Europ

Nowhere in the world is the demand for peace more prominent and challenging than in Africa. From state collapse and anarchy in Somalia to protracted wars and ra

Sub-Saharan Africa has been marred by conflicts during the past several decades. While the intensity of conflicts in recent years is lower than that observed in

This is a book about conflict. It identifies aggravating economic factors in conflict, proceeds to an appreciation of its economic cost, and then proposes econo

This is a book about conflict. It identifies aggravating economic factors, proceeds to an appreciation of its economic cost, then proposes economic policy chang