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The author wishes to thank Walter Grinder, Gregory Kavka, Daniel Klein, Randy Kroszner, Amihai Glazer, Julius Margolis, and especially Gordon Tullock for useful comments and discussions.
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Cowen, T. Economic effects of a conflict-prone world order. Public Choice 64, 121–134 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00153159
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