Wars, guns, and votes : democracy in dangerous places / Paul Collier.

Author/creator Collier, Paul
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Harper, ©2009.
Descriptionviii, 255 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Political violence--Developing countries.
Power (Social sciences)--Developing countries.
Democracy--Developing countries.

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-243) and index.
LCCN 2008022379
ISBN9780061479632
ISBN0061479632