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High-Stakes Distributional Issues
High-Stakes Distributional Issues
These are distributional conflicts that really matter: over jobs, land, a parent's love. Since the stakes are high, the willingness to compromise or lose may be low, making resolution more difficult.
Rich / Poor Conflicts
The gap between high and low income countries is widening, risking even more conflict caused by this disparity in the future.
Social Status
Social status is intrinsically linked with ideas of power, humiliation, dignity and hierarchy. In many societies, there is a perpetual struggle between those at the top and those at the bottom, with equality a very elusive goal.
 
One day we shall win freedom, but not only for ourselves. We shall so appeal to your heart and conscience that we shall win you in the process, and our victory will be a double victory. -- Martin Luther King
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Organizations Making Noteworthy Contributions to Efforts to Promote More Constructive Conflict
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Jimmy Carter
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