TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Peace and War With Endogenous State Capacity
JO  - Journal of conflict resolution
A1  - McBride, Michael
A1  - Milante, Gary
A1  - Skaperdas, Stergios
SP  - 446
EP  - 468
VL  - 55
IS  - 3
N2  - We explore how peace or war can occur in the presence of commitment problems. These problems can be reduced by institutions of good governance or, alternatively, state capacity which (a) can be considered a collective good and (b) can be improved through investments. We show how the likelihood of a peace agreement depends on the level of state capacity and on investments in state capacity made by adversaries. In accordance with existing evidence but contrary to various theories of conflict, we find that income levels unambiguously increase the chance of peace. Among other issues, we discuss the critical role of external actors in encouraging or discouraging commitment and in developing good governance institutions.<p /> 
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SN  - 0022-0027
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022002711400862
ID  - ref1
ER  -