| ID | 118155 |
| Title Proper | Capitalist development and civil war |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mousseau, Michael |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Capitalism has emerged as a force for peace in studies of interstate conflict. Is capitalism also a force for peace within nations? This article shows how a market-capitalist economy-one where most citizens normally obtain their livelihoods contracting in the market-creates citizen-wide preferences for universal freedom, peace, and the democratic rule of law. Prior research has corroborated the theory's predictions linking market-capitalism with liberal preferences, human rights, and peace among nations. Here, Granger tests of causality show that market-capitalism causes higher income, but higher income does not cause market-capitalism, and from 1961 to 2001 not a single civil war, insurgency, or rebellion occurred in any nation with a market-capitalist economy. Market-capitalism is the strongest variable in the civil conflict literature, and many of the most robust relationships in this literature are spurious-including income, state capacity, and oil-export dependency. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 56, No.3; Sep 2012: p.470-483 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 56, No.3; Sep 2012: p.470-483 |
| Key Words | Capitalism ; Market - Capitalist Economy ; Universal Freedom ; Market - Capitalism |