Brown, Adam (2010) How did the poorest country in the Arab World become one of the most important? LSE Global War on Terror Blog (23 Nov 2010). Website.
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Abstract
With a Houthi rebel insurgency in the north and a secessionist movement in the south, Yemen has not seen true stability nor all-encompassing governance in decades. 40% of its water supply is used to cultivate qat, an amphetamine that more than 70% of households in Yemen say have at least one user. Couple the deep cultural, political and economic significance of the drug (from use once a week by the wealthy to widespread use following economic expansion in the 1970s) with the declining water supply and a recipe for crisis emerges.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/waronterror/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jun 2017 09:21 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 07:08 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/81316 |
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