The costs of organized violence: A review of the evidence

Economics of Governance

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-23

  Skaperdas, Stergios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Governance; Property rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251596031     PISSN: 14356104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10101-010-0085-8     Document Type: Review

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