Extralegal Groups in Post-Conflict Liberia

In the aftermath of the Liberian civil war, groups of ex-combatants seized control of natural resource enclaves in the rubber, diamond, and timber sectors. With some of them threatening a return to war, these groups were widely viewed as the most significant threats to Liberia''s hard-won peace. Building on fieldwork and socio-historical analysis, this book shows how extralegal groups are driven t...