The Greed And Grievance Theory
The greed and grievance theory of Collier and Hoeffler’s research has been significant. Their analogies have contoured many policy dissertations with time and the studies are still referred to by a number of governments and international organizations. A considerable part of their studies talks of the theoretical and practical explanation of the reason behind conflict in many security and development discourses. Nonetheless, many academics have offered critiques to the models. It has been argued that “the research is filled with empirical, methodological and theoretical problems that lead to unrealistic results and unjustified conclusions” (Nethan, 2005:2). Nathen’s argument looks at the challenges the research raises when it comes to the