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Contents List of Tables and Figures ix Acknowledgments xi 1. The Argument in a Nutshell 1 2. Is There Really Peace among Democracies? 17 3. A Contracting Theory of the Democratic Peace and Its Alternatives 47 4. Why Democratic Bargains Are Reliable: Constitutions, Open Politics, and the Electorate 77 5. Leadership Succession as a Cause of War: The Structural Advantage of Democracies 112 6. Extending the Argument: Implications of Secure Contracting among Constitutional Democracies 139 7. Conclusion: Reliable Partners and Reliable Peace 169 Notes 191 Index 249 ...

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