Empirical Knowledge on World Politics

Brian H. Gibbs is completing his PhD in political science at the University of Michigan and is also a senior research associate in sociology at Cleveland State University.J. David Singer, professor of political science, University of Michigan, is well known for his quantitative research in world politics. His most recent books include Measuring the Correlates of War with Paul F. Diehl (1991), Models, Methods, and Progress: A Peace Research Odyssey (1990), and International War: An Anthology with Melvin Small (1988).

• Acknowledgments Introduction Criteria for Including an Article in this Volume Organization of the Volume The Abstracting Scheme Verification of the Article Summaries List of Articles Summarized Article Summaries Indices Topical Index Entities Index States, Dyads, and Other Author Index Entities Index

"[A] useful teaching aid for educators, and the concise summaries will be valuable to students when dealing with these complex and challenging topics. Recommended for all political science collections." - Choice