@article{ref1,
title="Criminal Legacies of War Economies",
journal="Journal of peacebuilding and development",
year="2007",
author="Newman, Edward and Keller, Niklas",
volume="3",
number="3",
pages="49-62",
abstract="Many contemporary civil wars are characterised by a political economy of violence - a 'war economy' - whose actors are highly motivated by profit. Examining cases of Afghanistan and Bosnia-Herzegovina, this article draws attention to a different but related notion: criminal economic activities which characterise the political economy of violence during civil war develop a self-serving momentum and continue, after 'resolution' of the political conflict, to do great harm. The article explores the impact of illegal money-making - a legacy of the 'war economy' - on societies in post-conflict transition. It suggests that, in some conflict resolution efforts, the pressure to impose a 'political' resolution causes peacebuilders to neglect this legacy and so threatens the peacebuilding agenda.<p />",
language="",
issn="1542-3166",
doi="10.1080/15423166.2007.830805478914",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15423166.2007.830805478914"
}