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:	2009
Authors:	Konrad, Kai A. ; Kovenock, Dan
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 103.2009, 2, p. 84-86
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Alliance formation puzzle Military conflict Budget constraints

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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