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Does Development Aid Affect Conflict Ripeness?

The Theory of Ripeness and Its Applicability in the Context of Development Aid

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  1. Lucie Podszun
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  • The Theory of Ripeness and its Applicability in the Context of Development Aid

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-20
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  2. Introduction

    • Lucie Podszun
    Pages 21-33

  3. Development Aid and Ripeness in Context

    • Lucie Podszun
    Pages 35-79

  4. The Theory of Ripeness

    • Lucie Podszun
    Pages 81-108

  5. Approach to the Case Studies

    • Lucie Podszun
    Pages 109-128

  6. Evidence from the Case Studies

    • Lucie Podszun
    Pages 129-304

  7. Implications for the Theory of Ripeness

    • Lucie Podszun
    Pages 305-308

  8. Conclusions

    • Lucie Podszun
    Pages 309-318

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 319-338
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About this book

Many developing countries find themselves in seemingly intractable internal conflicts, hindering them from moving on into a more stable, secure and wealthy environment. It seems that underdevelopment and conflict go hand in hand. Underdevelopment most often implies large streams of development aid channeled into countries at war. The work evaluates to what extent an increase in development aid affects conflict ripeness. The research shows that the effect is ambivalent: it depends on the conditions of provision whether it is positive or negative. In general, an ‘increase in development aid’ decreases the intensity of one of the ingredients to conflict ripeness: the mutually hurting stalemate. However, if embedded into a smart strategy, an ‘increase in development aid’ enhances the second ingredient to conflict ripeness: the sense of a way out. By that it counterbalances the negative effect and thus fosters the phase of ripeness, creating an ideal starting position for a subsequent peace process.

About the author

Lucie Podszun’s main academic interest lies within the area of conflict management; specifically the effect of development aid on countries at war.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Does Development Aid Affect Conflict Ripeness?

  • Book Subtitle: The Theory of Ripeness and Its Applicability in the Context of Development Aid

  • Authors: Lucie Podszun

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-94079-3

  • Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, Wiesbaden 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-531-18378-7Published: 08 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-531-94079-3Published: 27 August 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 338

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Political Science, Comparative Politics

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