TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Criminal Legacies of War Economies
JO  - Journal of peacebuilding and development
A1  - Newman, Edward
A1  - Keller, Niklas
SP  - 49
EP  - 62
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 />
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SN  - 1542-3166
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15423166.2007.830805478914
ID  - ref1
ER  -