Purpose and Policy in the Global Community

Few topics are as important in the study of international relations as the causes of wealth and poverty and their impact on militarization. Here, Russett shows the linkages between wealth and conflict both substantively and temporally. This is an important statement about the development of the field, something students and researchers will benefit from greatly.

Bruce Russett is Dean Acheson Professor of Political Science at Yale University and editor of the Journal of Conflict Resolution.