Contemporary civil wars are rooted in a partial or complete breakdown of the social contract, often involving disputes … over public spending, resource revenues, and taxation. A feasible social contract gives potential rebels something akin to … after war must rebuild the social contract. The chances of success increase if the economy can achieve broad- based growth …

wage is not observed, contracts feature over-employment. Under separating equilibrium the low type is over-employed, and …

illegitimate, unelected regime signs a contract with a foreign agent, handing over part of the national patrimony in exchange for a … need to levy taxes to fulfill debt contracts incurred in this manner for fear of legal retribution and loss of reputation … with investors if they fail to repay. And in the case of natural resource contracts, citizens continue to suffer from the …

Healthcare in developing countries is often unreliable and of poor quality, thus reducing individuals incentives to use …

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of economic policies on Philippine agricultural incentives from 1960 … up to 1992. Apart from economic policies affecting price incentives, cover public expenditures for agricultural support … services which influence agricultural incentives by raising productivity will also be covered. …

cementing allegiance to an Iraqi nation, fostering transparency and careful resource management, and providing the incentives …