The Economics of Conflict : Theory and Empirical Evidence. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (305 pages) - CESifo Seminar Series . - CESifo Seminar Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Strategic Aspects of Fighting in Alliances -- 2 Fiscal Equalization and Political Conflict -- 3 Natural Resources, Social Conflict, and Poverty Trap -- 4 A Game of Thrones: Power Structure and the Stability of Regimes -- 5 The Probability of Military Rule in Africa, 1970 to 2007 -- 6 Sociopolitical Conflict and Economic Performance in Bolivia -- 7 Occupational Choices and Insurgency in Afghanistan's Provinces -- 8 Social Unrest in the Wake of IMF Structural Adjustment Programs -- 9 Social Preferences of Ex-Combatants: Survey and Experimental Evidence from Postwar Tajikistan -- Contributors -- Index.

Economists offer a rational-choice perspective on conflict, using approaches that range from the game theoretic to the experimental.

9780262321976


Insurgency -- Economic aspects.
War -- Economic aspects.
Economic development -- Political aspects.


Electronic books.

HB195

330