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RETHINKING THE ECONOMICS OF WAR: THE INTERSECTION OF NEED, CREED, AND GREED edited by Cynthia J. Arnson and I. William Zartman Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson Center Press Baltimore, MD: The [...]

The article presents an examination into the racial political conditions of the U.S through the example of Maryland in its statewide office elections of 2002 and 2006. Details are given outlining the circumstances in both elections where an African American lieutenant governor was appointed and commentary is offered regarding its social-political significance. Specific details of the victories of Anthony G. Brown and Michael S. Steele are provided. The author hypothesizes that the presence of an African American politician on the statewide ticket promoted action within the swing-voter segment rather than the African American voter block.

Proponents of the theory of Protracted Social Conflict have given interesting narrative descriptions of some cases. We take a simplified version of the theory and apply it to South Africa. Using data from COPDAB we econometrically modeled conflict in South Africa from 1965 to 1981. We discover that conflict there is expected to remain protracted. (Keywords: South Africa, time series, econometric models) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]