Capitalism, Democracy and the Prevention of War and Poverty

This book seeks to explore and understand the causes of war and poverty, drawing on the theory of democratic peaceandthe theory of capitalistic peace. It discusses: democracy, conflict resolution, economic development and industrial modernization.

1. Introduction Guido Mehlkop and Peter Graeff 2. Thucydides, Ancient Greece and the Democratic Peace Bruce Russett 3. What Is The Democratic Peace and Why Pursue It? Rudolph J. Rummel 4. Production, Prosperity, Preferences and Peace Erik Gartzke 5. Peace by Interdemocratic Institutions? A Theoretical Framework Brigitte Weiffen 6. Rewards of Freedom: Democracy and the Inflow of Foreign Direct Investment, 1984 Indra de Soysa and Jo Jakobsen 7. Is the IMF right? How robust is the relationship between market-oriented institutions and policies and economic growth? Jakob de Haan and Jan-Egbert Sturm 8. Economic Freedom, Wealth and Corruption: Analyzing their empirical connection by means of correspondence analysis Jorg Blasius and Peter Graeff 9. Varieties of Capitalism and Social Change in Rich Democracies Volker Bornschier 10. Authority: a social coordination-mechanism A Contribution to the Explanation and Analysis of Social Mechanisms Andrea Maurer 11. Conclusion Peter Graeff and Guido Mehlkop