Simple Choices and Complex Calculations

Stephen J. Majeski and David J. Sylvan
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David J. Sylvan: The Maxwell School, Department of Political Science, Syracuse University

Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1984, vol. 28, issue 2, 316-340

Abstract: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita's The War Trap (1981) is an ambitious attempt at putting forward a rational choice theory of war initiation. The book is subjected to a critical reading and found wanting on three criteria: concepts, measures, and empirical analysis.

Date: 1984
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DOI: 10.1177/0022002784028002006

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