The costs of coercion: Modern Southeast Asia in comparative perspective

Pacific Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-87

  Hamilton Hart, Natasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

economic incentives; property rights; security; Southeast Asia; violence

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; INCENTIVE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SECURITY;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 84874184282     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2013.755344     Document Type: Article

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