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Peace Operations Finance and the Political Economy of a Way Out: Living Off the Land
Author(s)Daudelin, J.; Seymour, L. J. M.
AbstractTwo conspicuous features of the contemporary global security problématique need to be explicitly connected: diplomatic, humanitarian, developmental and military responses to conflict are hampered by a basic lack of resources. These under-funded interventions are increasingly directed at conflicts that thrive on resource abundance. In other words, while the global peace regime is constrained by resource shortfalls, rapacious competition over commodity rents perpetuates local conflict and frustrates peacemaking efforts. The essay shows how using local resources promises to expand the scale and scope of activities otherwise inhibited by the international system’s inability to provide adequate financing for peace operations and related activities. It shows how control over local resources by external political intermediaries is often a necessary step towards decisively establishing an environment of security and stability, the conditions for confidence building, and eventually, a center of gravity around which a new authority structure can coalesce. It argues that external control of key sectors of conflict-affected economies is crucial in the interim period between external intervention and the rehabilitation of administrative structures. By managing the reconstruction of local economies, interveners can help consolidate an environment of security and stability supported by sustainable development patterns. Finally, the essay outlines in practical terms the specific mechanisms that would allow peace operations to ‘live off the land’.
IssueNo4
Pages99-117
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceInternational Peacekeeping
VolumeNo19
PubDateNovember 2003
ISBN_ISSN1353-3312


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