Breaking the Conflict Trap: Civil War and Development Policy (World Bank Policy Research Reports) pdf

Paul Collier is Deputy Director of the MBA Program. His background includes roles as CFO and General Manager of a listed manufacturing company and Head of Training for a police force. He joined Monash in 2006 after having spent 7 years at Aston Business School in the UK. At Monash Paul has been a Professor of Accounting, Deputy Head of the (then) Department of Accounting & Finance, and Associate Dean for research training. Paul has researched and published in governance, risk management, strategy, management control and performance measurement in both the private and public sectors and has been on the board of several not-for-profit organisations. Paul was appointed Deputy Director of the Monash Business School MBA program in 2017.

Breaking the Conflict Trap: Civil War and Development Policy (World Bank Policy Research Reports) pdf by Paul M. Collier

Civil wars attract much less attention than international wars but they are becoming increasingly common and typically go on for years. Where development succeeds, countries become progressively safer from violent conflict, making subsequent development easier. Where development fails countries can become trapped in a vicious circle: war wrecks the economy and increases the risk of further war. This new World Bank Policy Research Report challenges the belief that civil wars are inevitable and proposes an agenda for global action.