Social Cohesion and Conflict Prevention in Asia

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Social Cohesion and Conflict Prevention in Asia is written by Nat J. Colletta and published by World Bank Publications. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0821348744 (ISBN 10) and 9780821348741 (ISBN 13).

This book is based on discussions from the Asian Regional Consultation on Social Cohesion and Conflict Management that was sponsored by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. Participants, speaking in their personal capacity, included representatives from government, civil society, and donor organisations. The papers included in this volume cite a multiplicity of traditional obstacles to social cohesion and integration in the region, ranging from xenophobic nationalism to poverty, socioeconomic disparities, gender inequality, and ethnic, religious, and cultural discrimination.