Conflict Over the World's Resources: Background, Trends, Case Studies, and Considerations for the Future

by Robert Mandel

As resource scarcity threatens and the economic gap between affluent and poorer nations continues to widen, conflict over natural resources is assuming critical dimensions. Mandel analyzes the causes and consequences of present tensions and offers case studies of five recent or ongoing resource conflicts illustrating major areas of confrontation and identifying the range of policy issues we need to confront. Synthesizing his findings, Mandel demonstrates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313261296
• ISBN13: 9780313261299
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"