Delegating War: External Support Contracts, Agency Problems, and Civil War Termination

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Brief Overview

The paper advances a principal agent theory of external support to rebels, showing how funding, materiel, and embedded troop or intelligence support create distinct agency problems and help explain peace deals, military victories, and stalemates.

Author

• Hussein Fayad, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus