Natural Resources, Inequality and Conflict

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Natural Resources, Inequality and Conflict is written by Hamid E. Ali and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3030735583 (ISBN 10) and 9783030735586 (ISBN 13).

This edited volume explores the link between natural resources and civil conflict, focusing especially on protest and violence in the context of mining and the extraction of minerals. The primary goal of the book is to analyze how the conflict-inducing effect of natural resources is mediated by inequality and grievances. Given the topicality of the current boom in mining, the main empirical focus is on non-fuel minerals. The work contains large-N studies of fuel and non-fuel resources and their effect on conflict. It presents case studies focusing on Zambia, India, Guatemala, and Burkina Faso, which investigate the mechanisms between the extraction of natural resources and violent conflict. Finally, the book provides a summary of the previous analyses.