Foreword / David M. Malone -- 1. Introduction / Karen Ballentine and Jake Sherman -- 2. The Political Economy of Conflict and UN Intervention: Rethinking the Critical Cases of Africa / Charles Cater -- 3. Oil, Drugs, and Diamonds: The Varying Roles of Natural Resources in Civil War / Michael L. Ross -- 4. The Colombian Conflict: Political and Economic Dimensions / Alexandra Guaqueta -- 5. Nepal: Economic Drivers of the Maoist Insurgency / John Bray, Leiv Lunde and S. Mansoob Murshed -- 6. The Bougainville Conflict: Political and Economic Agendas / Anthony J. Regan -- 7. Kosovo: The Political Economy of Conflict and Peacebuilding / Alexandros Yannis -- 8. Sri Lanka: Feeding the Tamil Tigers / Rohan Gunaratna -- 9. Burma: Lessons from the Cease-Fires / Jake Sherman -- 10. Beyond Greed and Grievance: Reconsidering the Economic Dynamics of Armed Conflict / Karen Ballentine.