MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02451nam a22003378a 4500
001 2007008943
003 DLC
005 20070306143910.0
008 070305s2007 dcu b 101 0 eng
010 $a 2007008943
020 $a9780815713753 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a0815713754 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $ad------
050 00 $aHC59.72.P6$bT66 2007
082 00 $a339.4/6091724$222
245 00 $aToo poor for peace? :$bglobal poverty, conflict, and security in the twenty-first century /$cLael Brainard, Derek Chollet, editors.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrookings Institution Press,$cc2007.
263 $a0705
300 $ap. cm.
500 $a"The chapters draw from a conference at the Aspen Institute held on August 2 to August 4, 2006 called, "The Tangled Web: The Poverty-Insecurity Nexus" --P. .
520 $a"Investigates the complex and dynamic relationship between poverty and insecurity, exploring possible agents for change. Brings the latest lessons and intellectual framework to bear in an examination of African leadership, the private sector, and American foreign aid as vehicles for improving economic conditions and security"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe tangled web : the poverty-insecurity nexus / Lael Brainard, Derek Chollet, and Vinca LaFleur -- Poverty breeds insecurity / Susan E. Rice -- Poverty and violence : an overview of recent research and implications for foreign aid / Edward Miguel -- Demography, environment, and civil strife / Colin Kahl -- Resource and environmental security / Anthony Nyong -- The demographics of political violence : youth bulges, insecurity, and conflict / Henrik Urdal -- Embracing the margins : working with youth amidst war and insecurity / Marc Sommers -- The role of leadership in overcoming poverty and achieving security in Africa / Robert Rotberg -- Operating in insecure environments / Jane Nelson -- Breaking the poverty-insecurity nexus : is democracy the answer? / Jennifer Windsor.
650 0 $aPoverty$zDeveloping countries$vCongresses.
650 0 $aPolitical violence$zDeveloping countries$vCongresses.
650 0 $aEconomic assistance, American$zDeveloping countries$vCongresses.
650 0 $aPublic-private sector cooperation$vCongresses.
650 0 $aPeace building$vCongresses.
700 1 $aBrainard, Lael.
700 1 $aChollet, Derek H.