Snyder, Richard; Bhavnani, Ravi - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 49 (2005) 4, pp. 563-597
This article addresses an important gap in research on the causes of civil war: the lack of a theory that explains why lootable resources like alluvial diamonds are linked to civil war in some cases and peace in others. To help fill this gap, we propose a revenue-centered theoretical framework...