A Model of Destructive Entrepreneurship: Insight for Conflict and Postconflict Recovery

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-40

  Desai, Sameeksha ^a   Acs, Zoltan J ^b   Weitzel, Utz ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

allocation; conflict; destructive entrepreneurship; incentives; institutions; postconflict recovery; productive; rent seeking; unproductive

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875093280     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002712464853     Document Type: Review

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