| Summary/Abstract |
AT ALL TIMES, the best minds were talking about a world free from wars, conflicts and bloodshed. In modern history, market economy and political democracy made this ideal even more tempting. From the very beginning of modern history, people have been seeking answers to the sacramental questions: How do liberalism and freedom, trade and free competition, democracy and market economy affect their lives? Are they a source of conflicts or do they inspire cooperation, preserve peace or breed wars? How do democracy and political freedom correlate with conflicts and wars? And, finally: Does democracy stimulate conflicts and wars?
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