Preface

Abstract

This book is about factors that generate conflict-prone behavior and situations. These factors can of course lead to steps that later do away with conflict and hostility. But in the many cases which do not, conflict analysis must turn to examination of the earlier situations of clashes--- clashes arising from ideological differences between countries, regions, organizations, political groups, religions, ethnicities, etc. Thus, it is very often imperative to understand the process through which a conflict-prone behavior comes about. Numerous factors associated with that process may play a key role in generating the outcome as well as in resolving the conflict. In this book Azis examines conflict from global imbalances that led to the 2008 global financial crisis, to imbalances in resource endowments among nations and the resulting differences in conflict prone steps they are likely to take. The meltdown in the U.S. economy sparked such behavior in many individual nations.

Citation

Isard, W. (2009), "Preface", Azis, I.J. (Ed.) Crisis, Complexity and Conflict (Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development, Vol. 9), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. xv-xvi. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1572-8323(2009)0000009019