Military spending and the risks of coups d'etats
The governments of many developing countries face a risk of a coup d'’état perpetrated by their own military establishment. The phenomenon is especially acute in Africa. We decompose the risk into its component parts: the risk of a plot; the risk that a plot will mature into an attempt; and the...
Main Authors: | Collier, P, Hoeffler, A |
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Format: | Working paper |
Language: | English |
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2007
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