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Redistribution and military coups

José Cuesta

International Journal of Development and Conflict2017article
ABDC B
Weight
0.26

Abstract

This paper explores the link between redistribution and coups, typically overlooked in the coup literature dealing with incomes, growth and, recently, inequality. The model features three agents — government, opposition, and the military — and maximizes their utilities under two possible scenarios: peace and coup. Using real data from Honduras, the welfare losses associated with a breach of the country’s social contract are estimated to exceed 11 percent of gross domestic product for the opposition to conspire to stage a coup.

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@article{josé2017,
  title        = {{Redistribution and military coups}},
  author       = {José Cuesta},
  journal      = {International Journal of Development and Conflict},
  year         = {2017},
}

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0.26

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

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M · momentum0.20 × 0.15 = 0.03
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