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Is Africa Different? Historical Conflict and State Development.
- Source :
- Economic History of Developing Regions; Jun2019, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p209-250, 42p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- We show new evidence that the consequences of historical warfare for state development differ for Sub-Saharan Africa. We identify the locations of more than 1,600 conflicts in Africa, Asia, and Europe from 1400 to 1799. We find that historical warfare predicts common-interest states defined by high fiscal capacity and low civil conflict across much of the Old World. For Sub-Saharan Africa, historical warfare predicts special-interest states defined by high fiscal capacity and high civil conflict. Our results offer new evidence about where and when 'war makes states'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- FISCAL capacity
MILITARY science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20780389
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Economic History of Developing Regions
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137843801
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20780389.2019.1586528