Economic factors are central to the genesis, progression and resolution of African PCCs. Foreign states and aid agencies must respond with techniques that economically disincentivise combatants.
Oil revenue alone cannot be blamed for political stagnation in the Middle East nor is it a guarantee of economic development. Attention must also be given to nature of a country’s government and how open it is.
Brazil, China, India, and South Africa represent some of the largest contributors overall in terms of emerging donors and are likely the highest contributors to the specific category of SSC.
Humanitarian assistance and state building play an essential role in COIN and should be incorporated into all COIN strategies.
Whilst the developmental state approach contributed to economic growth in South Korea, it cannot provide a model that can be applied elsewhere.
Although the participatory approach is essential to development in its aims, its application through the PRSP initiative needs reworking.
Generalizations are not helpful in determining the causes and implications of state failure in particular cases, as the situation is Somalia demonstrates.
The WTO is nothing if not controversial. Many protests been motivated by frustration towards it’s advocacy of free markets and their effects on developing countries.
If African countries are to benefit to the fullest extent possible from development partnerships, many issues must be examined.
In recent decades, the realities of globalization and growing interdependency make it impossible to turn our backs on large-scale Human Rights violations and Crimes against Humanity committed in foreign countries.
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