Economic liberalization and political violence : utopia or dystopia?
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2010
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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
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Globalization is lauded by some as a tool for spreading peace and prosperity, and decried by others as a harbinger of conflict and war. This book challenges both views. The six cases examined in this volume display economic, political, and social repercussions due to neoliberal reforms, which have had profound and lasting impacts. In several of the countries examined, national economies became more and more dependent not on their own vitality and resilience, but on external resource flows. Neoliberalism may well be all-encompassing and global, but its practical application is often incomplete and messy, and may be hijacked to serve corrosive purposes.
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Co-published with Pluto Press
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IDRC Book
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ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION, VIOLENCE, POLITICAL CONFLICTS, DEMOCRATIZATION, SOUTH OF SAHARA, LATIN AMERICA, POLITICAL VIOLENCE, NEOLIBERALISM, UGANDA, COTE D'IVOIRE, SUDAN, ARMED CONFLICT, GLOBALIZATION, PEACEBUILDING