Flotillas in Turkestan on Civil War Period

Proprietary Medicine Stamps during the Civil War Period †

In recent years physicians have tended to sit back in a complacent manner somewhat falsely confident that the pure food and drug act had taken care of or will take care of any fake or hoax perpetrated on the people. One has only to acquire a television set, however, to have an intensive course in pharmacology-to become aware of BC and AC recommended by doctors everywhere, of K2 which destroys h...

Civil War in Cyberspace

In der Informationsgesellschaft nehmen auch in Deutschland aggressive und kriminelle Handlungen (Computermißbrauch) ausweislich der jährlichen Kriminalstatistik [BMI02] zu. Weniger Bedeutung wird in Deutschland bisher politisch–motivierten Aktionen beigemessen. Weltweit werden klassische Verfahren wie ziviler Ungehorsam, innere Unruhen und Bürgerkrieg zunehmend durch IT–gestützte Verfahren ergä...

Globalization and Civil War

Repression or Civil War?∗

Perhaps the crowning achievement of mature democracies is the peaceful acceptance of the ballot box as the primary instrument for deciding who should hold power in society. We do not have to go far back in the history of most democratic states, however, to find a distinct role for political violence. Moreover, many inhabitants of the globe still remain at risk of falling prey to widespread viol...

On the Economic Consequences of Civil War

A model of the economic effects of civil war and the post-war period is developed. A key feature is the adjustment of the capital stock through capital flight. Post-war this flight can either be reversed or continue, depending partly upon how far the capital stock has adjusted to the war. The model is tested on data for all civil wars since 1960. After long civil wars the economy recovers rapid...