Nelson, Phillip (2020) Data for The indivisible hand of peace? Consumption opportunities and civil war. [Dataset]

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Abstract

GDP is one of the most robust indicators of civil war onset. As debate continues over the mechanisms underlying the relationship between economic development and civil war, this paper scrutinizes the indicator of GDP directly, disaggregating it into its constituent components to examine whether their distinct associations with conflict onset can shed some light into the black box. Analysis of the individual correlations allows for identification of the driving force behind the aggregate statistical relationship. With this information to hand, consistency checks can be made with existing theories and a new theory presented in this paper, which draws attention to a critical structural factor that drives the supply of civil war labor, namely the lack of consumption opportunities. This factor increases the likelihood of civil war in less economically developed countries as individuals with low consumption opportunities have little to lose from reordering the economic and political system. Analysis of the correlations between components of GDP and the onset of civil war shows that this new theory is most consistent with the key drivers of the aggregate relationship. The examination also highlights a new indicator, which is arguably preferable to GDP as a measure of this relationship.

Item Type:	Dataset
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science > JC Political theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Type of Data:	Statistical analysis data
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Gross domestic product, Civil war, Civil war -- Economic aspects, Consumption (Economics)
Publisher:	Department of Politics and International Studies
Official Date:	4 May 2020
Dates:	Date Event 4 May 2020 Published
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Media of Output:	.do .dta
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Description:	Data record consists of a zip archive, containing the STATA data and do files in .dta and .do format, and an accompanying readme file. This record contains all data collated for the purpose of running statistical analyses presented in the journal article. This data and do file also contains data and code for the online appendix.
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:	Project/Grant ID RIOXX Funder Name Funder ID ES/J500045/1 [ESRC] Economic and Social Research Council http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269
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Contributors:	Contribution Name Contributor ID Depositor Nelson, Phillip 95080

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