War Ledger

Name: War Ledger
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ISBN: 9780226632803

ISBN-10: 0226632806

ISBN-13: 9780226632803

Edition: 1984

Authors: A. F. K. Organski, Jacek Kugler

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The War Ledger provides fresh, sophisticated answers to fundamental questions about major modern wars: Why do major wars begin? What accounts for victory or defeat in war? How do victory and defeat influence the recovery of the combatants? Are the rules governing conflict behavior between nations the same since the advent of the nuclear era? The authors find such well-known theories as the balance of power and collective security systems inadequate to explain how conflict erupts in the international system. Their rigorous empirical analysis proves that the power-transition theory, hinging on economic, social, and political growth, is more accurate; it is the differential rate of growth of…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1984
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/15/1981
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction Of Power Of Size and Growth Of Nuclear Weapons Plan of the Book



Causes, Beginnings and Predictions: The Power Transition Three Models Comparison of the Three Models Preparation for the Testing of a Model Empirical Tests of the Power-Distribution Models


Conclusion



Davids and Goliaths: Predicting the Outcomes of International Wars Power Indicators: Existing Measures The Missing Measure of Political Development Construction of a Measure of Political Development An Index of Governmental Extraction A New Measure of National Capabilities Tests, Hypotheses, and Findings


Conclusion



The Costs of Major Wars: The Phoenix Factor Theoretical Propositions Indexing National Capabilities or Power Resources Estimating Consequences of War Choice of Test Cases Actors Empirical Propositions Findings The Phoenix Factor


Conclusion



Nuclear Arms Races and Deterrence Deterrents and Deterrence Testing Deterrence: Outcomes of Crisis Testing Mutual Deterrence: The Nuclear Arms Race


Conclusion



Conclusion A Note on Architecture Major Wars: Beginnings Predictions of War Outcomes The Phoenix Factor Deterrence and Arms Races Beyond the Data



Index of Political Development



Postwar American Aid



Analysis of Models


Notes


Bibliography


Index