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Contributor [1]
Monday, September 10, 2001 - 03:00
Categories: 
Conflict & emergencies [2]
Issue Number: 
34 [3]
Article-Summary: 

What happens when the perpetuation of war becomes an end in itself? In today’s war economies the objectives of the belligerents might not be to win the war at all costs but to profit from the war at the lowest cost. Has this been grasped by the humanitarian community? How can agencies learn how resources flow in a war economy?

Category: 
Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/conflict/2799 [5]

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