Inequality and Democratic Development in Russia
A policy brief based on papers presented at a 2003 Moscow workshop. Cited participants include Academicians Aleksandr Nekipelov, Ruslan Grinberg, and Tatyana Chubarova.
Conflict or Development?
Joseph Stiglitz discusses the role of information in conflict and draws a fascinating analogy between civil strife and a labor strike. Paul Collier and Neil Cooper take different positions on the prospects for reforming war economies, and E. Wayne Nafziger gives details of the evolution of humanitarian emergencies. In the two country studies, Tilman Brück examines the destruction and reconstruction of Mozambique, and Manuel Ferreira discusses the civil war in Angola. Paul Dunne tells the story of South Africa's defense contractor Denel from its origins under apartheid until today, and David Gold describes the context and history of the current actions against "Conflict Diamonds." In the chapter on "Trends in World Military Expenditure," Jurgen Brauer reflects on the weight imposed by the world's military burden.
After Kosovo
A collection of essays proceeding from a 1999 Capitol Hill seminar on lessons learned from the NATO campaign in Kosovo. Authors include Richard Kaufman, Kori Schaake, Michael O'Hanlon, and James K. Galbraith.
Disarmament & Development
Proceedings from a 1998 UN symposium, with articles by Lawrence Klein, Michael Intriligator, and Jayantha Dhanapala.
Military and Civilian Trade-Offs in Guatemala: An Econometric Approach
1997 paper by Lawrence Klein, Kanta Marwah, and Thomas Scheetz.