Amb motiu del tancament d'estiu, la validació de documents es reprendrà a partir del 28 d'agost de 2026. Disculpeu les molèsties.
Con motivo del cierre de verano, la validación de documentos se reanudará a partir del 28 de agosto de 2026. Disculpad las molestias
Due to the summer closure, document validation will resume starting August 28, 2026. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Tipus de document

Document de treball

Data de publicació

Llicència de publicació

cc-by-nc-nd, (c) Caruso et al., 2011
Si us plau utilitzeu sempre aquest identificador per citar o enllaçar aquest document: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/116572

The probability of military rule in Africa, 1970-2007

Títol de la revista

Director/Tutor

ISSN de la revista

Títol del volum

Recurs relacionat

Resum

In this paper we empirically analyze the socio-economic determinants of the existence of military dictatorships in Africa. A recent literature in political economy analyses the relationship between the civil undemocratic government and the military as an agency problem: the civilian government needs the army to avoid internal violence, but a larger army reduces the opportunity-cost for the military to run a coup d’état and seize power. These papers derive three main causes of military rule: income inequality, ethnic fractionalization, and external threat. We empirically analyze these issues by estimating the probability that a country experiences a military rule. We consider 48 African countries over the period 1970-2007.

Citació

Citació

CARUSO, Raul, COSTA, Jacopo and RICCIUTI, Roberto. The probability of military rule in Africa, 1970-2007. IEB Working Paper 2011/26. [consulted: 19 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/116572

Exportar metadades

JSON - METS

Compartir registre