Hirshleifer, Jack - In: Handbook of defense economics : volume 1, (pp. 165-189). 1995
The category of conflict encompasses not only war but also crime, litigation, strikes and lockouts, and redistributive … politics. Exchange theory and conflict theory constitute two coequal branches of economic analysis, the first based upon … conflict are reviewed. Preferences, opportunities, and perceptions are shown to determine the choice between conflict and …