International Network for Economics and Conflict

USIP’s Raymond Gilpin discusses how proper management of Egypt’s economy can help ensure a stable future.

This is the final report of the Special Representative. It summarizes his work from 2005 to 2011, and presents the “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework” for consideration by the Human Rights Council.

The last time a global depression originated in the United States, the impact was devastating not only for the world economy but for world politics as well. The Great Depression set the stage for a shift away from strict monetarism and laissez-faire policies toward Keynesian demand management. More important, for many it delegitimized the capitalist system itself, paving the way for the rise of radical and anti-liberal movements around the world.

Cities have long been connected with processes of bureaucratisation and state building, as they have been to conflict and war. This paper seeks to analyze and understand how changes over time have affected this relationship.

The last time a global depression originated in the United States, the impact was devastating not only for the world economy but for world politics as well. The Great Depression set the stage for a shift away from strict monetarism and laissez-faire policies toward Keynesian demand management. More important, for many it delegitimized the capitalist system itself, paving the way for the rise of radical and antiliberal movements around the world.

This paper addresses the response to historically high rice prices in 2008 first by presenting a historical review of trends in the West African rice sector and, second, by assessing the effect of world rice prices on domestic prices, primarily at the consumer level.

This paper proposes a framework for the study of the role of armies in elite bargaining and state building.

This report by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Defense is a quarterly update on U.S. civilian assistance to Pakistan and covers the period of October 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

In this working paper, Raghuram Rajan argues that in failed states, economic growth leading to empowered citizenry is more likely if a neutral party presides. He proposes a unique solution to allow the electorate to choose a foreigner, who would govern for a fixed term. Candidates could be proposed by the UN or retired leaders from other countries; they would campaign on a platform to build the basic foundations of government and create a sustainable distribution of power.

As chaos worsens in Libya, USIP’s Raymond Gilpin assesses Libya’s management of its oil resources and the economic impact of the country’s instability.