War ledger data, 1870-1974
By: principal investigators, A.F.K. Organski and Jacek Kugler
Series: ICPSR -- 9000; ICPSR (Series) -- 9000
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Number of pages: 1613
Subjects: World politics; War; International relations
Description: This study examines the relationship between national power and war. In the first dataset, the conditions preceding the outbreak of war are examined. In particular, the links between national growth and the onset of war are addressed. The second dataset contains variables which measure national capabilities and estimate political capacities. The third dataset relates to the consequences of war in terms of national power and growth. The final two datasets concern nuclear deterrence: the fourth dataset contains crisis data to test whether deterrence works, and the last dataset contains information on U.S. and U.S.S.R. defense expenditures in order to establish if the two major nuclear powers are in a nuclear arms race.
Notes: Aggregate data.

ICPSR data class: Class III

Chronological coverage: 1870-1974

Part number: 1 ; part name: Causes of War ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 126 ; variable count: 8 ; logical record length: 15 ; records per case: 1

Part number: 2 ; part name: National Capabilities ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 988 ; variable count: 10 ; LRECL: 43 ; records per case: 1

Part number: 3 ; part name: GNP Index ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 101 ; variable count: 22 ; LRECL: 87 ; records per case: 1

Part number: 4 ; part name: Crisis Events Data ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 366 ; variable count: 6 ; LRECL: 8 ; records per case: 1

Part number: 5 ; part name: U.S./U.S.S.R. Arms Race ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 32 ; variable count: 24 ; LRECL: 98 ; records per case: 1

Universe: Part 1: International conflicts in which major powers actively participated. Part 2: All nations involved in international conflict. Part 3: Nations involved in World Wars I and II. Part 4: All crisis events from 1945-1974. Part 5: U.S. and U.S.S.R. defense spending and resources 1945-1978.

Organski, A.F.K, and Jacek Kugler. War ledger. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1980.