| ID | 085926 |
| Title Proper | Logic of Warlord Politics |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Fritz , Lindsay ; Mccormick, Gordon H |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article offers an initial framework for a future theory of warlord politics using a simple game theoretic approach. We address the topic abstractly rather than empirically to develop a set of testable propositions across the wide range of warlord regimes. We discuss the reciprocal military and economic foundations of warlord domination, the structural logic of warlord politics, the stability of warlord regimes, and the circumstances that can be expected to lead to the formation and dissolution of warlord coalitions. We offer a conceptual introduction to these topics and lay the groundwork for a more systematic treatment of these and related themes in subsequent work. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol.30,No.1;2009:p.81-112 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol.30,No.1;2009:p.81-112 |
| Key Words | Logic ; Logic Of Warlord - Politics ; Political Economy - Warlord Rule ; Warlord Politics - Matrix Game ; Worm Turns - Challenges ; Worm Turns - Eqilibrium |