Table of contents : Cover Front Matter Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions Title Copyright Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 The Importance of Warfare 3 Europe’s Urban Rise 4 Evaluating the Safe Harbor Effect 5 Evaluating the Warfare-to-Wealth Effect 6 Warfare to Wealth in Comparative Perspective Epilogue Data Appendix Model Appendix Works Cited Index Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions