On Dangerous Ground: A Theory of Bargaining, Border Settlement, and Rivalry

by Andrew P Owsiak, Toby J Rider, Andrew P. Owsiak

Book Overview

As a rule, countries consider clearly defined international borders to be paramount for their survival and prosperity. Most borders gain definition peacefully and, once they do, these definitions stick (i.e., the border remains settled). The failure to define borders, however, produces protracted, geopolitical, militarized competitions (or rivalries) between neighboring countries. Rider and Owsiak model this failure as a particular type of bargaining...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108840345
• ISBN13: 9781108840347
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"