Why follow the leader ? collective action, credible commitment and conflict (English)

Most analyses of conflict assume that conflicting groups act in a unitary fashion. This assumption is often violated: to reduce their risk of replacement, group leaders prevent both group members and soldiers from acting collectively, making it difficult for leaders to make credible commitments to them. Lifting the assumption that groups are unitary shifts the analysis of a wide range of conflict issues. The effects of income shocks and rents on conflict...

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Keefer,Philip E.;
Document Date
2012/08/01
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS6179
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
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2012/08/01
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Disclosed
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Why follow the leader ? collective action, credible commitment and conflict
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Armed Forces

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Keefer,Philip E..

Why follow the leader ? collective action, credible commitment and conflict (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6179 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/944601468147557001

Why follow the leader ? collective action, credible commitment and conflict (English)

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