Global Governance and the New Wars: The Merging of Development and Security (Critique Influence Change)
By Mark Duffield.
Description
War is now an important part of development discourse. Aid agencies have become involved in humanitarian assistance, conflict resolution and the social reconstruction of war-torn societies. This deeply thoughtful book explores the growing merger of development and security. Its author unravels the nature of the new wars - in Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia - and the response of the international community, in particular the new systems of global governance that are emerging as a result.The breakdown of order is seen as symptomatic of long-term social processes: economic crisis, the social...
ISBN(s)
1856497496, 9781856497497
