On conflict over natural resources

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 698-712

  Reuveny, Rafael ^a   Maxwell, John W ^a   Davis, Jefferson ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Game theoretic model; Policy; Simulations

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUTURE PROSPECT; GAME THEORY; MILITARY INTERVENTION; MOBILIZATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; PROBABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79451473412     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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