Economic Phenomena Before and After War: A Statistical Theory of Modern Wars

Economic Phenomena before and after War is the result of the author's search for a scientific explanation of modern wars, by means of economic statistical data, in the statistics of consumption, production and natural growth of population. The theory discussed assumes that a state of war in modern communities is dependent on the general economic equilibrium, which becomes more and more unstable as industrialization progresses. A state of war indicates a turning point in the action of balancing forces; it moves the economic forces in an opposite direction and is therefore a means for stabilizing the general economic equilibrium.

1. Introduction2. Equilibrium3. Relation Between Economics and War In History4. General Theory of War Equilibrium5. Natural Increase of Population6. The Rate of Natural Increase and War-Equilibrium7. Natural Increase of Population8. The Rate of Natural Increase and War-Equilibrium Theory9. The Law of Increasing Wants10. Growth of Consumption11. Consumption and War-Equilibrium Theory12. Consumption Before The World-War 191413. The Disproportion In The Production of Primary and Secondary Goods14. The Slackening of Commerce In Foodstuffs and The Disproportionate Rise of Price15. The Limits of Extensive Cultivation and of Geographical Expansion16. The War Effects On The Production of Primary Goods17. General Summary18. Bibliography