The Alliance Formation Puzzle and Capacity Constraints

The formation of an alliance in conflict situations is known to suffer from a collective action problem and from the potential of internal conflict. We show that budget constraints of an intermediate size can overcome this strong disadvantage and explain the formation of alliances.

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Year of publication:	2008-03
Authors:	Konrad, Kai A. ; Kovenock, Dan
Institutions:	C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Subject:	Alliance formation puzzle \| budget constraints \| military conflict

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CEPR Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 6741
Classification:	D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior ; D74 - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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