Masters of their domains: The role of state capacity in civil wars

Journal of Peace Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-271

  Sobek, David ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil war; Economic freedom; Peace agreements; State capacity; State strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952482477     PISSN: 00223433     EISSN: 14603578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022343310362295     Document Type: Article

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