The economic impact of landmines on developing countries

Abstract

Leaders of the world economy take the infrastructure dimension of the environment for granted. As these leaders attempt to develop trade with third‐world countries they are naÏve about constraints placed on development by past civil strife. When the international community helps to reconstruct and develop trade with these countries it must acknowledge the damage often caused during the conflict. Often this means dealing with the removal of landmines. Economic leaders often relate rebuilding the infrastructure and ridding the country of landmines to the military even while militaries are ill equipped for this. Concludes that an understanding of the intricate nature of infrastructure issues in the transition from conflict and strife to peace must be built.

Citation

Bier, G.L. (2003), "The economic impact of landmines on developing countries", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 30 No. 5, pp. 651-662. https://doi.org/10.1108/03068290310471907