Securing the environment and securing states
Urs Luterbacher|Carla Norrlöf
Is conflict driven by environmental scarcities or an abundance of natural resources? For quite some time, this question has generated a lively academic debate. The theoretical literature and empirical evidence it offers are inconclusive. On the one hand, authors such as Homer-Dixon (1994) have emphasized importance resource in explaining conflict. other scholars Collier Hoeffler (1998) tried to link with relative resources. We believe that failure provide coherent explanation upon which rigorous predictions can be based is due neglect institutions understanding use. What we will try highlight here institutional settings explain apparent paradox.
Contributions To Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development