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    Treasure or Trouble? Mining in developing countries

    World Bank Group Mining [World Bank, International Finance Corporation], 2002
    This policy paper for the world bank addresses the question of whether countries consider their mineral wealth an asset, to be used to stimulate or enhance their economic growth potential, or are there reasons to steer an economy away from the development of the mineral sector?Reviewing the cases of 51 “mining countries” in the developing world, three conclusions can be drawn:First, in
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    Extractive Sectors and the Poor

    Oxfam, 2001
    This paper examines how states that rely on oil and mineral exports address the concerns of the poor. Its central finding is that oil and mineral dependence are strongly associated with unusually bad conditions for the poor.
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    On ethnicity and ethnic conflict management in Nigeria

    African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2001
    This paper aims to provide a broad overview of the different notions of ethnic conflict. By means of examining Nigeria as a case study it examines how variables such as governance, civil-military relations, economics and religion effect notions of ethnic identity.
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    Rapid educational response in complex emergencies

    International Bureau of Education, UNESCO, 1998
    This document is an attempt to open a dialogue among educators working in the area of complex emergencies and provide a practical tool, and to explain and illustrate each phase of an emergency response using mainly the UNHCR Guidelines. The publication is comprised of four parts:Part One summarizes the basic policy instruments that advocate education as a child’s rightPart Two analy
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    Paper tiger, hidden dragons 2: APRIL fools - The forest destruction, social conflict and financial crisis of Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd (APRIL), and the role of financial institutions and paper merchants

    Friends of the Earth, 2002
    Latest report from Friends of the Earth's Coporates Campaign looking at linkages between financial institutions, pulp and paper manufaturers and paper merchants in forest destruction. The report focuses on the activities of Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Ltd (APRIL) - one of the worlds largest pulp and paper companies - and their subsidiary operations in Sumatra.
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    Bin Laden and the Balkans: the politics of anti-terrorism

    International Crisis Group, 2001
    This article discusses the global focus on Islamist extremist-inspired terrorism resulting from the 11 September atrocities and the influence this has had on terrorist activity in, or emanating from, the Balkans.The article recommends to the international community: closely monitor in Bosnia and Kosovo the activities of Islamist organisations which may have links to terro
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    Policy for post-conflict societies: reducing the risks of renewed conflict

    The Economics of Crime and Violence, World Bank, 2000
    Post-conflict societies usually have high risks of renewed conflict during the first decade after conflict has ended.This paper shows that much can be done by both post-conflict governments and the international community to reduce these risks:each society can identify the structure of risks to establish the priorities for risk-reductionpolicies elaborated must be country-specific
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    Ethnicity, political systems and civil wars

    The Economics of Crime and Violence, World Bank, 2001
    This paper analyses the effect of ethnic division on civil war and the role of political systems in preventing these conflicts.
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    Partition as a solution to ethnic war: an empirical critique of the theoretical literature

    The Economics of Crime and Violence, World Bank, 2000
    This article aims to test the arguments that:physical separation of warring ethnic groups may be the only possible solution to civil warwithout territorial partition and forced population movement, endless war and genocide are inevitablepartition only replaces internal with international war, creating undemocratic successor states, and generating human sufferingThe author u
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    Ethnic conflicts and the problem of resolution in contemporary Africa: a case for African options and alternatives

    Ethno-Net Africa, 1999
    In the last few decades most African nation-states have been going through difficulttimes of ethnic conflicts, violence and antagonism.

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