Trade, Aid and Security: An Agenda for Peace and Development

226 Pages·2008·1.88 MB·English

by  Oli Brown

Trade, Aid and Security

Trade, Aid and Security
An Agenda for Peace and Development
Edited by
Oli Brown, Mark Halle, Sonia Peña Moreno
and Sebastian Winkler
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Trade, aid, and security : an agenda for peace and development / edited by
Oli Brown . . . [et al.].
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-84407-420-4 (hardback)
ISBN-10: 1-84407-420-X (hardback)
ISBN-13: 978-1-84407-419-8 (pbk.)
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1. Peace–Economic aspects. 2. Economic development–International
cooperation. 3. International trade–Political aspects. 4. Economic
assistance–International cooperation. 5. Security, International–Economic
aspects. I. Brown, Oli.
JZ5538.T73 2007
338.9–dc22
2006100474
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Contents
List of Tables and Boxes vii
The World Conservation Union and the International Institute for
Sustainable Development viii
List of Contributors x
Acknowledgements xii
Foreword xiii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xvii
Introduction: Trade, Aid and Security: An Agenda for Peace
and Development 1
Duncan Brack
1 Designing Conflict-sensitive Trade Policy 18
Mark Curtis
2 Developing Conflict-sensitive Aid: The Relationship
between Aid and Conflict 41
Ian Smillie
3 Promoting ‘Good’ Governance through Trade and Aid:
Instruments of Coercion or Vehicles of Communication? 72
Oli Brown
4 Building Markets for Conflict-free Goods 92
Duncan Brack and Gavin Hayman
5 Promoting Conflict-sensitive Business in Fragile States:
Redressing Skewed Incentives 126
Karen Ballentine
6 Managing Revenues from Natural Resources and Aid 158
Richard Auty and Philippe Le Billon
vi Trade, AidandSecurity: AnAgendaforPeaceandDevelopment
Conclusion: Prospects for Peace and Progress 190
Mark Halle
Index 198
List of Tables and Boxes
Tables
4.1 Dynamics affecting three natural resources and their relationship
to conflict 104
4.2 UN sanctions on conflict commodities 105
6.1 Structure of GDP and employment in Algeria, 1999 165
6.2 PWYP and EITI compared 180
Boxes
6.1 The UN Oil-for-Food programme in Iraq 167
6.2 Revenue management laws in conflict-affected countries 171
The World Conservation Union
and the International Institute for
Sustainable Development
The World Conservation Union
Founded in 1948, The World Conservation Union (IUCN) brings together
states, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organi-
zations (NGOs) in a unique world partnership: over 1000 members in all,
spread across some 140 countries.
As a union, IUCN seeks to influence, encourage and assist societies
throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and
to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically
sustainable.
IUCN builds on the strengths of its members, networks and partners to
enhance their capacity and to support global alliances to safeguard natural
resources at local, regional and global levels.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), based in
Winnipeg, Canada, contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy
recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy,
climate change and energy, measurement and assessment, and sustainable
natural resources management. Through the internet, we report on interna-
tional negotiations and share knowledge gained through collaborative projects
with global partners, resulting in more rigorous research, capacity building in
developing countries and better dialogue between north and south.
IISD’s vision is better living for all – sustainably; its mission is to champion
innovation, enabling societies to live sustainably. IISD is registered as a charitable
organization in Canada and has 501(c)(3) status in the US. IISD receives
core operating support from the Government of Canada, provided through
the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the International
The IUCN and the IISD ix
Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Environment Canada, and
from the Province of Manitoba. The Institute receives project funding from
numerous governments inside and outside Canada, United Nations’ agencies,
foundations and the private sector. Visit www.iisd.org for more information.