Conflict Political Accountability and Aid

<p>Paul Collier’s contributions to development economics,and in regard to Africa in particular, have marked him out as one of the most influential commentators of recent times. His research has centred upon the causes and consequences of civil war, the effects of aid, and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural-resource-rich societies. His work has also enjoyed substantial policy impact, having seen him sit as a senior adviser to Tony Blair’s Commission on Africa and addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations </p><p>This collection of Collier’s major writings, with assistance from Anke Hoeffler and Jan Gunning, and accompanied by a new introduction, provide the definitive account of a wide range of macroeconomic, microeconomic and political economy topics concerned with Africa. Within macroeconomics, there is a focus on external shocks, exchange rate and trade policies, whilst microeconomic topics focus upon labour and financial markets, as well as rural development. Collier’s book <em>The Bottom Billion</em> had become a landmark book and this summation of the research underpinning it will be a superb guide for all those concerned with African development.</p> <p>Introduction <strong>PART 1: VIOLENT CONFLICT Causes </strong>1. Greed and Grievance in Civil War <em>Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler </em>2. Beyond Greed and Grievance: Feasability and Civil War <em>Paul Collier, Anke Hoeffler and Dominic Rohner </em><strong>Duration</strong> 3. On the Duration of Civil War <em>Paul Collier, Anke Hoeffler and Mans Soderbom </em><strong>Post Conflict </strong>4. Post-Conflict Risks <em>Paul Collier, Anke Hoeffler and Mans Soderbom </em>5. Military Expendature in Post-Conflict Societies <em>Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler </em>6. Aid, Policy and Growth in Post-Conflict Countries <em>Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler </em>7. Post-Conflict Monetary Reconstruction <em>Christopher Adam, Paul Collier and Victor Davies </em><strong>Costs </strong>8. On Economic Causes of Civil War <em>Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler </em>9. Unintended Consequences: Does Aid Promote Arms Races? <em>Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler</em><strong>PART II: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEMOCRACY </strong>10. Democracy, Development, and Conflict <em>Paul Collier and Dominic Rohner </em>11. Testing the Neocon Agenda: Democracy in Resource-Rich Societies <em>Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler </em>12. Elections and Economic Policy in Developing Countries <em>Paul Collier and Lisa Chauvet </em>13. Aid Allocation and Poverty Reduction <em>Paul Collier and David Dollar </em>14. The Complentarities of Poverty Reduction, Equality, and Growth: A Perspective on the World Development Report 2006 <em>Economic Development and Cultural Change </em>15. Does Aid Mitigate External Shocks? <em>Paul Collier and Benedikt Goderis </em>16. Rethinking Trade Preferences: How Africa Can Diversify its Exports <em>Paul Collier and Anthony Venables</em></p>