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    Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Sindh (INCORE)

    Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity, 1999
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    The international dimensions of internal conflict : the case of Liberia and West Africa

    Danish Institute for International Studies, 1997
    The essence of this paper is to analyse the Liberian crisis not only from the domestic dimension, but also from a regional perspective. In so doing, the essay questions the role, not only of contiguous states, but the extent of regional states' involvement in launching and sustaining this conflict.
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    Changes in the species composition of pastoral herds in Bay Region, Somalia

    Pastoral Development Network, ODI, 1991
    This paper provides evidence for shifts in the species composition of Somali livestock herds, and offers possible explanations for such changes. Different species held together make efficient use of range vegetation, since camels and goats are primarily browsers, while cattle and sheep are largely grazers.
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    Where Did All The Growth Go? External Shocks, Social Conflict, and Growth Collapses

    National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 1998
    This paper argues that domestic social conflicts are a key to understanding why growth rates lack persistence and why so many countries have experienced a growth collapse after the mid-1970s. It emphasizes conflicts interact with external shocks on the one hand, and the domestic institutions of conflict-management on the other.
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    Complex crisis and complex peace: Humanitarian coordination in Angola

    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 1998
    This study examines one aspect of the international community's involvement in Angola during a limited time period - the coordination of humanitarian assistance by the United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit (UCAH) over the period 1993-1996 - with special emphasis on lessons learned.
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    The political economy of ethnicity

    Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1998
    Paper investigates the effects of ethnic diversity on economic performance and the risk of violent conflict. Diversity has various detrimental microeconomic effects, tending to reduce public sector performance, increase patronage, and lower the level of trust among individuals. However, whether diversity adversely affects overall economic growth depends upon the political environment.
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    Liberia 1994: ECOMOG and UNOMIL Response to a Complex Emergency

    United Nations University, 1995
    Analysis of the failure of the Cotonou Agreement. Cotonou is a defined chapter in Liberia's recent history that begins with the signing of the agreement in October 1993 and ends at Akosombo on 6th September 1994. This study sets out to explain why it failed.
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    The Muslim Identity and the Politics of Fundamentalism in Kashmir

    Queen Elizabeth House Library, University of Oxford, 1998
    Examines the role of religion in the formation and assertion of political identity in Kashmir. The issue has been highlighted by the rise of Islamic militancy in the 1990s.
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    Kazakstan: Forced Migration and Nation Building

    Forced Migration Projects, Open Society Institute, Hungary, 1999
    As a re-emerging state in Central Eurasia, Kazakstan faces formidable issues in its effort to create new social, economic and political structures. This difficult transition has been accompanied by significant population movements.Report identifies the challenges confronting such newly established nations, often including human displacement.
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    Humanitarian assistance: breaking the waves of complex political emergencies: a literature survey.

    Danish Institute for International Studies, 1999
    Conflict-precipitated human disaster has been a significant worldwide feature during the last decade, from 1989 to 1999. As complex political emergencies (which such politically caused disasters have been termed) proliferated, so did humanitarian assistance to alleviate human suffering and interventions to stop the conflicts.

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