Fiscal Space and the Supply of Pro‐Government Militias

• Published in: Journal of public economic theory Vol. 26; no. 6
• Main Author: Lehmann, M. Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2024
• Subjects: civil war; conflict; Economic development; Economic theory; GDP; Gross Domestic Product; militia; Militia groups; Paramilitary groups; Political science; rebellion

ABSTRACT Militias hamper state‐building by undermining the government's monopoly of violence, which creates an environment of anarchy. Yet many governments collaborate with them. These pro‐government militias (PGMs), such as paramilitary groups, are not only a poor‐country phenomenon, that is,...