Conflict clearly diminishes human capabilities. Yet it appears that conflict around the world is an endemic feature of human societies. So if we want to enlarge human capabilities we need to understand ways of mitigating conflict.<br /><br />Does conflict have clearly-defined economic and political causes?

Conflict clearly diminishes human capabilities. Yet it appears that conflict around the world is an endemic feature of human societies. So if we want to enlarge human capabilities we need to understand ways of mitigating conflict.Does conflict have clearly-defined economic and political causes?

Conflict clearly diminishes human capabilities. Yet it appears that conflict around the world is an endemic feature of human societies. So if we want to enlarge human capabilities we need to understand ways of mitigating conflict.<br><br>Does conflict have clearly-defined economic and political causes?

Episode 5 Conflict and human development Part 4 -  Economic and political explanations of conflict

We live in a complex world of unparallelled affluence and immense deprivation. Yet cutting across this complexity, there are a set of key areas of focus for the contemporary policy agenda of states seeking to bring about improvements in human development: climate change; population structures; conflict and complex emergencies; gender and development; the role of employment in livelihoods; and social protection. Issues in global human inequality explores these key policy debates, connecting the global to the local and portraying our individual connection to social change and development.

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Episode 5 Conflict and human development Part 4 - Economic and political explanations of conflict

Episode 5 Conflict and human development Part 4 - Economic and political explanations of conflict