Prediction by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita shows autocrats hold power by spending resources disproportionately (via FUTURE PREDICTIONS CONTRIBUTE YOUR PREDICTION)

January 15, 2011 at 4:54 pm (Uncategorized)

One excellent application of game theory possibility and scientific approach to predict the nearest future.

Testing the Selectorate Explanation of the Democratic Peace Access the paper dempeace_bdm by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita The Dyadic Selectorate Model The theory shows that leaders who require a large coalition to remain in office favor spending resources on public goods rather than on private benefits for their coalition of supporters (…). Leaders who rely on a small winning coalition, such as autocrats, hold power by spending resources disproporti … Read More

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