How to Put a Brake on Currency Volatility
July 8, 1996
In an address at Princeton University in 1971, the economist James Tobin proposed that a small tax be imposed on international currency transactions in order to dampen currency volatility.
Resources
Environmental Scarcity and Violent Conflict: The Case of Pakistan
April 15, 1996
Peter Gizewski and Thomas Homer-Dixon
Peter Gizewski and Thomas Homer-Dixon | This paper examines the contribution of environmental scarcity to violent conflict in Pakistan. It argues that scarcity is never the sole cause of Pakistan’s social conflict.
What to Do with a “Soft” Degree in a Hard Job Market
April 1, 1996
Every year the students in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto organize a “career night” for the 60-odd undergraduates in the program. The evening aims to answer the question: What can one “do” with a B.A. in this field?
Strategies for Studying Causation in Complex Ecological-Political Systems
March 21, 1996
This paper shows that some commonly advocated methodological principles of modern political science are inappropriate for the study of complex ecological-political systems. It also provides conceptual tools for thinking about the causal roles of environmental and demographic factors, and it discusses various strategies for hypothesis and inference testing.
Strategies for Studying Causation in Complex Ecological Political Systems
March 21, 1996
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Correspondence: Environment and Security
December 21, 1995
Marc A. Levy and Thomas Homer-Dixon
Professor Marc Levy of Princeton University has published several critiques of recent scholarship on environmental security, including one in International Security. Thomas Homer-Dixon responds to his comments.
The Myth of Global Water Wars
November 9, 1995
At a meeting in Stockholm this past August, Ismail Serageldin, the World Bank’s Vice President for Environmentally Sustainable Development, released a new report on global water issues.
China’s Challenge
September 4, 1995
Walking along Shanghai’s waterfront late on a misty June evening, it’s easy to be intoxicated by China.
The Ingenuity Gap: Can Poor Countries Adapt to Resource Scarcity?
September 1, 1995
As human population and material consumption increase in coming decades, scarcities of natural resources will increase in some regions. Will societies be able to adapt?