Galbraith, James K.; Priest, Corwin; Purcell, George - In: Defence and Peace Economics 18 (2007) 5, pp. 431-449
This paper tests a simple hypothesis: that given the occurrence of war between two countries, the country that is more egalitarian at the moment of military decision is likely to emerge the victor. First, we examine cases where comparative economic inequality can be measured directly, using the...