Angola's political economy of war: The role of oil and diamonds, 1975–2000

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“GOOD GOVERNANCE” AND THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (2008, background): “Ross (2004a, 2004b), on the other hand, observes that lootable resources could make conflict so profitable that one or more combatants lose their incentive to reach a peace settlement, views that are reinforced by le Billon (2001b, 2006).”
Diamonds are Forever, Wars are Not - Is Conflict Bad for Private Firms? (2005, background): “In either case, our main finding is that investors perceived Savimbi’s death as “bad news” for the companies holding mining concessions in Angola, and as “no news” or “good news” for otherwise similar companies not operating in the country.”
Buying peace or fuelling war: the role of corruption in armed conflicts (2003, background): “The economic exacerbation of ‘spoil politics’ includes a shift towards increasingly illicit but profitable activities (e.g. drug trafficking, money laundering) and the plunder of available and mostly natural resources (Le Billon, 2001a).”
The political ecology of war: natural resources and armed conflicts (2001, background): “Such private capital is largely unaccountable in the current international political system since it gives more weight to the commercial interests of transnational corporations than to the victims of conflict (Le Billon, 2001a).”