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The Private Sector and Peace in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Colombia.

Authors :
Rettberg, Angelika
Source :
Journal of Latin American Studies; Aug2007, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p463-494, 32p
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

The private sector plays a fundamental role in peace negotiations and in the implementation of agreements, as comparison between El Salvador, Guatemala and Colombia indicates. However, private sector involvement in peace negotiations varies: Conflict cost perceptions, degrees of unity of the pro-peace business faction, and varied access to the peace policymaking process account for important differences across the cases. Thus this article points to the need to tine-tune our understanding of private sector behaviour in the context of armed conflict and peace and underscores how private sector characteristics and business-state relations affect the emergence of peace negotiations and shape resultant outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0022216X
Volume :
39
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Latin American Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26373116
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022216X07002817