Collier, Paul.

Wars, guns, and votes : Democracy in dangerous places / Paul Collier. - 1st ed. - New York : Harper, c2009. - viii, 255 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-243) and index.

Votes and violence -- Ethnic politics -- Inside the cauldron : post-conflict settlements -- Guns : fuelling the fire -- Wars : the political economy of destruction -- Coups : the unguided missile -- Meltdown in Cote d'Ivoire -- State-building and nation-building -- Better dead than fed? -- On changing reality.

9780061479632 9780099523512

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Political violence--Developing countries.
Power (Social sciences)--Developing countries.
Democracy--Developing countries.

HN981.V5 / C65 2009

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