Measuring state capacity: Theoretical and empirical implications for the study of civil conflict

Journal of Peace Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-285

  Hendrix, Cullen S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OSLO PRIO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Civil conflict; Construct validity; Factor analysis; State capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952511488     PISSN: 00223433     EISSN: 14603578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022343310361838     Document Type: Article

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