The Alliance Formation Puzzle and Capacity Constraints
9 Pages Posted: 10 Jun 2008
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The Alliance Formation Puzzle and Capacity Constraints
Date Written: March 1, 2008
Abstract
The formation of an alliance in conflict situations is known to suffer from a collective action problem and from the potential of internal conflict. We show that budget constraints of an intermediate size can overcome this strong disadvantage and explain the formation of alliances.
Keywords: Alliance formation puzzle, budget constraints, military conflict
JEL Classification: D72, D74
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