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When Militias Provide Welfare: Lessons from Pakistan and Nigeria
Yelena Biberman and MEGAN TURNBULL identify the conditions under which militias provide welfare to the local population. Looking at Pakistan and Nigeria, they find that militias that begin poor but acquire wealth over time possess the incentive and capacity to provide basic goods and services to local communities.
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