POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Falklands War, Collective Action
7 Nov 2017
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E ect that wars in the middle east have on the price of oil. Di erent groups are a ected by the expectations of the price of wars. Those who sell oil have a positive incentive to start war as they will make more money. Those who are consumers of oil, the oil will become expensive and therefore will negatively a ect the consumers - ergo they will oppose war. Who pays for war (hawkish interests - costs) vs. who pro ts from war (dovish interests - bene ts) State leaders: face incentives to go to war. The political in uence of specialized bureaucracies: di erent bureaucracies typically try to in uence the president/prime minister towards or against war. Depends on the leader and their prestige and the power of the country. Domestic actors and collective action problems - or the capacity to overcome collective action problems:
