Abouharb, M. Rodwan, and Susan Aaronson. 2013. “Is More Trade Always Better? The WTO & Human Rights in Conflict Zones.” Journal of World Trade. 47:5 1091–1128. Scholars and policymakers have long believed that the interdependence encouraged by trade relations encourages trust and peaceful relations. In this article, we examine the role of the GATT/WTO (and […]
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Human Rights and Structural Adjustment
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Abouharb, M. Rodwan and David Cingranelli. 2007. Human Rights and Structural Adjustment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2009 – Winner ‘Structural adjustment’ has been a central part of the development strategy for the ‘third world’. Loans made by the World Bank and the IMF have been conditional on developing countries pursuing rapid […]
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Regan, Patrick M. and M. Rodwan Abouharb. 2002. “Interventions and Civil Conflicts: Tools of Conflict Management or Simply Another Participant?” World Affairs 165:1 42-54. The end of the Cold War has brought with it an increased attention to managing internal conflicts. The UN alone has seen a multifold increase in the number of peacekeeping operations, […]
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