World Economic Growth, Northern Antagonism, and North-south Conflict

Bibliographic Data

ID6284240
AuthorsRafael Reuveny (School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University), William R Thompson (0000-0002-7022-585X, Department of Political Science Indiana University)
Year2002
Volume46
Issue4
Pages484-514
Publication date2002-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002702046004002
OpenAlexW2083980269
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited53

The distribution of wealth in the world is manifested by the polarization of a rich North and a poor South. Is the North-South conflict increasing or decreasing, and does it depend on such variables as major power conflict, intra-Northern conflict, and world prosperity, as some schools of thought maintain? Focusing on these questions from a leadership-long cycle perspective suggests several hypotheses about the interrelationships between global economic growth, Northern antagonism, and North-South conflict. The effect of conflict on growth is also examined. Generating data on world economic growth and major power conflict, intra-Northern conflict, and North-South conflict for the period from 1870 to 1992, vector auto-regression analysis is used to test new hypotheses. Results provide considerable support for the new hypotheses, provide mixed support for the previous arguments, and show that the relationship between world economic growth and conflict is not the same before and after World War II

Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Prosperity · Global Energy and Sustainability Research · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Russia and Soviet political economy

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