BUTTER, GUNS AND ICE-CREAM THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

This paper is intended to complement the existing literature on civil wars. First, it presents a simple theoretical model of conflict that defines a two-sector economy. In a contested sector, two agents struggle to appropriate the maximum possible fraction of a contestable output. In an uncontested...

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Published inDefence and peace economics Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 269 - 283
Main Author Caruso, Raul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Routledge 01.06.2010
Taylor and Francis Journals
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SeriesDefence and Peace Economics
Subjects
Agency theory
Appropriations
Butter
Butter, guns and ice-cream
Civil war
Conflict
Conflict theory
Economic models
guns and ice-cream
Manufacturers
Model testing
Natural resources
Panel probit analysis
Resource curse
Structure of the economy
Studies
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Summary:This paper is intended to complement the existing literature on civil wars. First, it presents a simple theoretical model of conflict that defines a two-sector economy. In a contested sector, two agents struggle to appropriate the maximum possible fraction of a contestable output. In an uncontested sector, they hold secure property rights over the production of some goods. Agents split their resource endowment between 'butter', 'guns' and 'ice-cream'. Following the theoretical insights the empirical analysis focuses on the relationship between civil wars and different sectors of the economy. In particular, a panel probit specification shows that the incidence of a civil war decreases in the size of manufacturing sector.
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ISSN:1024-2694
1476-8267
DOI:10.1080/10242690903568975