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Global Economic Influences and Policies towards Violent Self-Determination Movements: An Overview

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This chapter explores the major global economic influences on violent self-determination movements and identifies policies which might help reduce the incidence of violence. Two types of global economic influence are analyzed, one longer term, the other short-term: the first covers the way global economic forces may contribute to, or moderate, underlying causes of violence; the second consists in the processes by which the global economic and financial system facilitates and motivates violent movements, once conflict has broken out, through trade and finance.

I am very grateful for comments from participants at a workshop in June 2002, and the rest of our research group for helpful and detailed comments and suggestions.

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Stewart, F. (2006). Global Economic Influences and Policies towards Violent Self-Determination Movements: An Overview. In: FitzGerald, V., Stewart, F., Venugopal, R. (eds) Globalization, Violent Conflict and Self-Determination. St Antony’s Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230502376_2

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