Indivisibility Creates Problems for the Bargaining Model's Prediction That War

question 62

Multiple Choice

Indivisibility creates problems for the bargaining model's prediction that war should NOT occur because:

• A)all states value indivisible goods highly,so they bargain fiercely and have more incentive to bluff.
• B)indivisible goods make it impossible to calculate the probable outcome of war and the bargaining range is unknown.
• C)it is difficult to credibly commit to a bargain over an indivisible good when power shifts over time.
• D)when goods are indivisible,states are unlikely to agree to any split of the good.
• E)none of the states can see the good over which they are bargaining.

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