The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance 1880–1914: A Collective Goods Approach

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 1537-5943|84|4|1197-1206

ISSN: 0003-0554

Source: American Political Science Review, Vol.84, Iss.4, 1990-12, pp. : 1197-1206

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Abstract

The distribution of burdens in alliances may be explained in terms of public and private outputs. A joint product model is applied to the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente, using generalized least squares-auto regressive moving average (GLS-ARMA) techniques and time series data. Results indicate that countries regarded allies' military effort more as complements than as substitutes, though several examples of free-riding behavior are noted. The method used here may provide more accurate estimation of publicness problems than is found in the usual static tests.