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The Costs of Conflict

Prevention and Cure in the Global Arena

Michael E Brown editor Richard N Rosecrance editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield

Published:14th Jan '99

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When it comes to conflict resolution, is an ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure? Leading scholars lay out an analytical and methodological framework for evaluating this question, and case studies on global hotspots from Bosnia to Somalia, Rwanda, Cambodia, and El Salvador (among others) put it to the test.

Tightly argued, well-illustrated, eminently readable. The authors confront head-on the main methodological problem, how one can foresee a developing conflict situation in time to take preventive measures. -- Sir Michael Howard, president, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Excellent scholarship, outstanding selection of cases, and well written. The issues are handled extraordinarily well and the analytical framework is applied scientifically and rigorously. This book will make an important contribution toward what will be a continuing critical debate in the years to come. -- Lawrence J. Korb, Center for Public Policy Education, The Brookings Institution
Brown and Rosecrance's edited volume is a model of structured, focused comparison across a range of case studies. The distinguished authors analyze a variety of cases of recent domestic and international conflicts. In addition to its exercise in hypothesis testing, the book offers a valuable set of case histories, complete with maps and extensive documentation. Highly recommended for upper-division udergraduates and above. * CHOICE *
Crisply and clearly written. This volume advances the debate on conflict prevention by focusing on concrete costs and benefits. -- Thomas G. Weiss

ISBN: 9780847688944

Dimensions: 226mm x 160mm x 17mm

Weight: 399g

304 pages