Power, institutions, and leadership in war and peace
Subtitle: lessons from Peru and Ecuador, 1995/1998
By: David R. Mares and David Scott Palmer
Contributors: Palmer, David Scott, 1937-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780292735699; 9780292735705
Subjects: Boundary disputes; Boundaries; Case studies; Politics and war; Political leadership
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: explaining interstate conflict and boundary disputes in post/Cold War Latin America; title: Two nations in conflict; title: Presidential decision making: the institutional and personal context; title: Domestic politics and the push toward war; title: The domestic bases for resolution; title: Hemispheric diplomacy and the politics of a solution; title: Conclusions: lessons learned, progress achieved, and implications for other boundary disputes; title: Appendix A. Effective number of parties; title: Appendix B. Ecuadorean attitudes toward relations with Peru (november 1992); title: Appendix C. Polling data on border issues (1994/1996).