Beyond greed and grievance: feasibility and civil war
Civil war is the most prevalent form of large-scale violence and is massively destructive to life, society, and the economy. The prevention of civil war is therefore a key priority for international attention. We present an empirical analysis of what makes countries prone to civil war. Using a globa...
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| description | Civil war is the most prevalent form of large-scale violence and is massively destructive to life, society, and the economy. The prevention of civil war is therefore a key priority for international attention. We present an empirical analysis of what makes countries prone to civil war. Using a global panel data set we examine different determinants of civil war for the period 1960-2004. We find little evidence that motivation can account for civil war risk but we suggest that there is evidence to support our feasibility hypothesis: that where a rebellion is financially and militarily feasible it will occur. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:7d495bfd-b4e6-4bd6-b0b2-7df01b68c9602022-03-26T21:02:38ZBeyond greed and grievance: feasibility and civil warJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:7d495bfd-b4e6-4bd6-b0b2-7df01b68c960EnglishDepartment of Economics - ePrints2009Collier, PHoeffler, ARohner, DCivil war is the most prevalent form of large-scale violence and is massively destructive to life, society, and the economy. The prevention of civil war is therefore a key priority for international attention. We present an empirical analysis of what makes countries prone to civil war. Using a global panel data set we examine different determinants of civil war for the period 1960-2004. We find little evidence that motivation can account for civil war risk but we suggest that there is evidence to support our feasibility hypothesis: that where a rebellion is financially and militarily feasible it will occur. |
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