Although traditionally inequality between individuals was at the center of the discussion, works

in early 2000s has shifted this focus to another domain. Large-N studies provided by scholars
such as Fearon&Laiting and Collier&Hoeffler refuted the idea that there is a significant
relationship between vertical inequality and civil war. Looking at the per capita incomes and
growth rates, Fearon&Laiting argue that rather than ethnic differences and broadly shared
grievances, the conditions that favor insurgency create a statistical leaning for the emergence
of civil wars (2003, 75). Rather, it is due to the weak central government organization and the
resulting insufficient policing and