Resources, Conflict, and Economic Development in Africa

Natural resources have driven both growth and conflict in modern Africa. We model the interaction of parties engaged in potential conflict over such resources. The likelihood of conflict depends on both the absolute and relative resource endowments of the parties. Resources fuel conflict by raising

自然资源在现代非洲既推动了经济增长，也引发了武装冲突。本研究针对围绕此类资源存在潜在冲突的各方之间的互动关系构建了分析模型。冲突爆发的概率取决于各方的绝对资源禀赋与相对资源禀赋。资源通过提升（原文此处未完成表述）激化冲突。