ACADEMIC
book reviews
Review of Vaclav Smil, Global Catastrophes and Trends and Chris Patten, What Next?
These are bewildering times. One moment the global economy is booming and stock markets are soaring; the next, trillions of dollars of wealth have vanished, and we are on the cusp of a global depression. Oil prices rocket upwards as leading oilmen talk of worldwide shortages, then they plummet amid a worldwide glut.
Review of Helge Brunborg, Eq Tabeau and Henrik Urdal (Eds.), The Demography of Armed Conflict
Can rapid population growth help cause civil violence, such as insurgency or revolution? How does war affect the population structure of societies? Is the science of demography a useful forensic tool in determining mortality arising from war crimes? This edited volume addresses such questions.
Review of Colin Kahl, States, Scarcity, and Civil Strife in the Developing World
What is the relationship between environmental stress—especially shortages and degradation of cropland, forest stocks, and supplies of fresh water—and civil violence in developing countries, including insurgency, ethnic strife, and revolution?
The Rich Get Richer, The Poor Get Squat – Review of Branko Milanovic, Worlds Apart: Measuring International and Global Inequality (Princeton: 2005).
Review of Branko Milanovic, Worlds Apart: Measuring International and Global Inequality (Princeton: 2005).
