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AN INTERPRETATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SECOND BATTLE OF WATERLOO
Author(s) -
Prins Gwyn
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2006.00663.x
Subject(s) - battle , sierra leone , peacekeeping , corporate governance , interpretation (philosophy) , political science , development economics , intervention (counseling) , good governance , economic growth , law , economics , geography , psychology , management , computer science , archaeology , psychiatry , programming language
Good governance is a pre‐condition for economic development. Good governance, in turn, requires peace. The second Battle of Waterloo, in Sierra Leone, showed what the West can do in this regard. A small military intervention, not hemmed in by the typical restrictions on what ‘peacekeepers’ can do, made a huge difference to the development prospects of the country. This has important implications for the use of external military forces as part of the overall strategy for poverty reduction in Africa.