Too Poor for Peace?: Global Poverty, Conflict, and Security in the 21st Century (Paperback)

~ Lael Brainard (Author), Lael Brainard; Derek Chollet (Editor) "THE FIGHT AGAINST global poverty is commonly-and appropriately-framed as a moral imperative..." (more)
Key Phrases: transformational diplomacy, large youth cohorts, youth bulges, World Bank, United States, New York (more...)

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"Too Poor for Peace translates cutting-edge research into practical solutions for the developing world." --James D. Wolfensohn, Chairman, Citigroup International Advisory Board, and former president of the World Bank

"Brainard and Chollet have given us a book that is timely and insightful." --Mohamed Ibrahim, Founder, Celtel International

"This book tackles one of the biggest challenges of our time: the poverty-insecurity nexus." --Mary Roginson, Executive director, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, and former president of Ireland

Product Description

In a world where boundaries and borders are blurred and seemingly distant threats can metastasize quickly, the battle against global poverty has become a fight of necessity--not simply because morality demands it, but because global security does as well. Just as poverty begets insecurity, the reverse is also true. Too Poor for Peace? explores this damaging pattern of mutual reinforcement in its many different facets, bringing the latest lessons and intellectual framework to bear in the search for vehicles to improve both economic conditions and physical security.

Contributors: Colin E. Kahl (Georgetown University), Vinca La Fleur (Vinca La Fleur Communications), Edward Miguel (University of California, Berkeley), Jane Nelson (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard), Anthony Nyong (International Development Research Centre, Nairobi), Susan E. Rice (Brookings), Robert I. Rotberg (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard and World Peace Foundation), Marc Sommers (Tufts University and Boston University), Henrik Urdal (International Peace Research Institute, Oslo), and Jennifer L. Windsor (Freedom House).

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Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press; annotated edition edition (May 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815713754
• ISBN-13: 978-0815713753
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #878,029 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative..., April 25, 2008

By	A. Albert "aa_khan4life" (either Vienna, Austria or St. Louis, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A really informative book. It is quite user friendly for those beginning to read or learn about development studies or practices, however, it does have some extra technical information those of us with a prior understanding of these issues. Poverty/Conflict Nexus...very interesting. Buy it!!