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Rural Windfall or a new Resource Curse? Coca, Income and Civil Conflict in Colombia
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Natural and agricultural resources for which there is a substantial black market, such as coca, opium, and diamonds, appear especially likely to be exploited by the parties to a civil conflict. On the other hand, these resources may also provide one of the few reliable sources of income in the […]
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How the UN and Member States Must Do More to End Natural Resource Fuelled Conflicts
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Drawing on Global Witness’ experience in Angola, Cambodia, DRC, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan, this report aims to promote understanding of, and a strategy for dealing with, the problem of natural resource wealth incentivising, financing, and preventing resolution of conflicts. [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true documentid=110509114006-fb0285e0e3584aff8a9b6ca94fbf16a7 docname=global_witness_lessons_unlearned username=FutureChallenges loadinginfotext=Lessons%20UNlearned showhtmllink=true tag=angola width=420 […]
