Short-cut to decay : the case of the Sudan

Abstract

The Sudan can demonstrate that while there is no short-cut to progress there is one to decay and misery. After eleven years of peace, the second civil war has now lasted for more than ten years. Regional, ethnic and religious conflicts are intensifying all over the country. The economy is in shambles while a small élite is enriching itself.

<p>Contents: Recycling the past in the Sudan - An overview of political decay / Sharif Harir – The collapse of the state in southern Sudan after the Addis Ababa agreement - A study of internal causes and the role of the NGOs / Terje Tvedt – Political cleavages within the southern Sudan - An empirical analysis of the re-division debate / Raphael K. Badal – Destruction and reconstruction in the economy of the southern Sudan / Douglas H. Johnson -- “Arab belt” versus “African belt” - Ethno-political conflict in Dar Fur and the regional cultural factors / Sharif Harir – Tribal militias - The genesis of national disintegration / M.A. Mohamed Salih and Sharif Harir – Alternative economic strategies for the Sudan / Karl Wohlmuth – Constitutional framework for peace and stability / Peter Woodward -- A Chronology of the Sudan 1972-1992 / Sharif Harir, Kjell Hødnebø and Terje Tvedt </p>