Patrimonialism &amp; petro‐diamond capitalism: peace, geopolitics &amp; the economics of war in Angola

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[1] Abrahamsen R. . 2001. . Disciplining democracy: development discourse and good governance in Africa . , New York : : Zed Books. .

[2] Aguilar R. . 1999. . “‘The evolution of the new private sector: the case of Angola’. ”. In Underdeuelopment, Transition and Reconstruction in Sub‐Saharan Africa . , Edited by: Addison T. . Helsinki : : UNU/ WIDER. .

[3] Allen C. . 1999. . ‘Warfare, Endemic violence and State collapse in Africa’. . Revieiv of African Political Economy . , Vol. 81:: 367––384. .

[4] Anstee M. . 1996. . Orphans of the Cold War ‐ the inside story of the collapse of the Angolan peace process 1992–3 . , New York : : St Martin's Press. .

[5] P Chabal ( 1998 ) ‘Angola and Mozambique: the weight of history’ Working paper available from Kings College London

[6] Chabal P and Daloz J. . 1999. . Africa Works: Disorder as political instrument . , Oxford : : James Currey and IAI. .

[7] Charap J and Harm C. . July. 1999 . Institutionalized Corruption and the Kleptocratic State . , (IMF Working Paper 99/91). July. , Washington , DC :

[8] Cliff L. . 1999. . ‘Editorial: complexity of conflict: coping with crises of state collapse’. . Third World Quarterly . , Vol. 20((1)): 9––10. .

[9] Cilliers J. , ed. 2000. . Angola's War Economy: The Role of Oil and Diamonds . , Pretoria : : Institute for Security Studies (ISS). .

[10] Cohen R. . 2000. . Intervening in Africa: Superpower peacemaking in a troubled continent . , Basingstoke : : Macmillan. .

[11] Conceicao Neto M da. . 2001. . “‘Angola; The Historical context for reconstruction’. ”. In Communities and Reconstruction in Angola . Edited by: Robson P. . p. 23––50. .

[12] Collier P. . June. 2000 . Economic Causes of Civil Conflict and Their implications for Policy . , June. , Washington , DC : : World Bank. .

[13] Cramer C. . 1996. . ‘War and peace in Angola and Mozambique’. . Journal of Southern African Studies . , Vol. 22:: 481––490. .

[14] de Andrade V P. . ‘Democratisation and governance in Angola’. In: . paper presented at Time for renewed international commitments to Angola: lessons learnt and the way forward; . June 19–20– ; , Maputo . . Rovuma Carlton Hotel. .

[15] De Beer H and Gamba V. . 2000. . “‘The arms dilemma: resources for arms or arms for resources?’. ”. In Angola's War Economy: The Role of Oil and Diamonds . , Edited by: Cilliers J J. . p. 69––94. . Pretoria : : Institute for Security Studies (ISS). .

[16] Dietrich C. . 2000. . “Tower struggles in the diamond fields’. ”. In Angola's War Economy: The Role of Oil and Diamonds . , Edited by: Cilliers J. . p. 173––189. . Pretoria : : Institute for Security Studies (ISS). .

[17] Duffield M. . 1994. . ‘Complex political emergencies with reference to Angola and Bosnia: an exploratory report for UNICEF’ . , University of Birmingham, UK, School of Public Policy. .

[18] Embassy of Angola. . 2000. . Angola: Trade and Investment Guide . Washington , DC :

[19] Fowler R. . May. 2000 . Angola: Exposing an International criminal conspiracy . , (United Nations Sanctions Committee/The Fowler Report). May. ,

[20] Global Witness. . 1999. . A Crude Awakening: The role of the Oil and Banking Industries in Angola ‘s Civil War and their plunder of State Assets . , London : : Global Witness. .

[21] Guimaraes F A. . 1998. . The Origins of the Angolan Civil War: Foreign intervention and domestic political conflict . , Basingstoke : : Macmillan. .

[22] Hajari Nisid and Mabry Marcus. . 2001. . “The Worst Countries in the World’. . Newsweek . , 9 July;: 24

[23] Hodges T. . 2001. . Afro‐Stalinism to Petro‐Diamond Capitalism . , Oxford : : James Currey. .

[24] Human Rights Watch. . 1999. . Angola unravels: The rise and fall of the Lusaka peace process . , New York : : HRW. .

[25] International Organisation for Migration (IOM). . 1996. . Health Impact of large post‐conflict migratory movements: The experience of Mozambique . , Mozambique , Maputo : : IOM/Ministry of Health. .

[26] Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN). . 11 September. 2001 . “‘Angola to Continue Military Presence’. ”. 11 September. ,

[27] Jackson R. . 2001. . ‘Review article: Conflict Resolution in Africa: Intervention, Indifference and Indigenous solutions’. . African Affairs . , Vol. 100:: 321––328. .

[28] Kwamba A D, Casimiro D M, Pedro N J and Ngonda L B. . 1999. . “‘Angola’. ”. In Comprehending and Mastering African conflicts: The search for sustainable peace and good governance . , Edited by: Adedji A. . London : : Zed Books. .

[29] Marcum J. . 1978. . The Angolan Revolution . , Vol. Volumes 1 and 2. , Cambridge , MA : : MIT Press. .

[30] Messiant C. . 2001. . ‘The Eduardo Dos Santos Foundation: Or, How Angola's regime is taking over civil society’. . African Affairs . , Vol. 100:: 287––309. .

[31] Minter W. . 1994. . Apartheid's contras: An enquiry into the roots of war in Angola and Mozambique . , London : : Zed Books. .

[32] Pacheco F. . “The role of civil society and the media in the current socio‐political context in Angola and the role of NGO's in peace‐building’. In: . paper presented to ICCO/NIZA conference ‘Angolan reflections on peace‐building’; . December 9– 1999 ; , The Hague . . Ministry of Foreign Affairs. .

[33] Robson P. , ed. 2001. . “‘Rural communities in Huambo’. ”. In Communities and Reconstruction in Angola . , Montreal , , Canada: : Development Workshop. .

[34] Power M. . 2001. . ‘Geo‐politics and the representation of Portugal's African colonial wars: examining the limits of ‘Vietnam syndrome’. . Political Geography . , Vol. 20:: 461––491. .

[35] Reno W. . 2000. . “‘The (real) war economy of Angola’. ”. In Angola's War Economy: The Role of Oil and Diamonds . , Edited by: Cilliers J. . p. 219––236. . Pretoria : : Institute for Security Studies (ISS). .

[36] Robson P. . 2001. . Communities and Reconstruction in Angola: the prospects reconstruction in Angola from the community perspective . , (Development Workshop Occasional paper No. 1). Montreal , , Canada:

[37] Szeftel M. . 1998. . ‘Misunderstanding African Politics: Corruption and the Governance Agenda’. . Review of African Political Economy . , Vol. 76:: 221––40. .

[38] United Nations. . August. 2000 . Report on the Panel on United Nations Peacekeeping . August. , New York :

[39] Vines A. . ‘Angola: History and the Human cost of the conflict’. In: . paper presented at conference on Time for renewed international commitments to A ngola: lessons learnt and the way forzvard; . June 19–20– ; , Maputo . . Rovuma Carlton Hotel. .

[40] White P. . 1999. . ‘The role of UN specialised agencies in complex emergencies: a case study of FAO’. . Third World Quarterly . , Vol. 20((1)): 223––38. .

[41] Wright G. . 1997. . The Destruction of a Nation: United States Policy Tozvard Angola since 1945 . , London : : Pluto Press. .