Defense, Peace, and War Economics

Defense, Peace, and War Economics
Author: Christopher J. Coyne
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-04-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108587526

This Element surveys the field of defense, peace, and war economics with particular emphasis on the contributions made by Austrian economists. I first review treatments of defense, peace, and war by the classical economists. I then discuss the rise of a distinct and systematic defense, peace, and war economics field of study starting in the 1960s. Next, I consider the contributions by Austrian economists to the field. This includes the economic analysis of the nature of the war economy, problems with the public good justification for the state-provision of defense, the seen and unseen costs of war, the idea of the liberal peace, and the realities and limitations of foreign intervention. I conclude with a discussion of some open areas for future research.

Economic Theories of Peace and War

Economic Theories of Peace and War
Author: Fanny Coulomb
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2004-07-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134454198

War often comes down to one thing: money. The role of economics in the study of both peace and war is arguably then the most important single factor when it comes to the study of defence. This excellent new book from Fanny Coulomb will be of interest not only to those involved in the burgeoning field of defence economics - it will also be of vital

Rethinking the Economics of War

Rethinking the Economics of War
Author: Cynthia J. Arnson
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2005-10-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0801882974

This collection of essays questions the adequacy of explaining today's internal armed conflicts purely in terms of economic factors and re-establishes the importance of identity and grievances in creating and sustaining such wars. Countries studied include Lebanon, Angola, Colombia and Afghanistan.

Defence Economics

Defence Economics
Author: Keith Hartley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2020-08-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108890008

This Element introduces students, policy-makers, politicians, governments and business-people to this new discipline within economics. It presents the recent history of the subject and its range of coverage. Traditional topics covered include models of arms races, alliances, procurement and contracting, as well as personnel policies, industrial policies and disarmament. Newer areas covered include terrorism and the economics of war and conflict. A non-technical approach is used and the material will be accessible to both economists and general readers.

The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Peace and Conflict

The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Peace and Conflict
Author: Michelle R. Garfinkel
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 889
Release: 2012-04-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0195392779

This Handbook brings together contributions from leading scholars who take an economic perspective to study peace and conflict. Some chapters are largely empirical, exploring the correlates and quantifying the costs of conflict. Others are more theoretical, examining the mechanisms that lead to war or are more conducive to peace.

Principles of Conflict Economics

Principles of Conflict Economics
Author: Charles H. Anderton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 527
Release: 2019-04-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107184207

Provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the key themes and principles of conflict economics.

The Economic Consequences of the Peace

The Economic Consequences of the Peace
Author: John Maynard Keynes
Publisher: Simon Publications LLC
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1920
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781931541138

John Maynard Keynes, then a rising young economist, participated in the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 as chief representative of the British Treasury and advisor to Prime Minister David Lloyd George. He resigned after desperately trying and failing to reduce the huge demands for reparations being made on Germany. The Economic Consequences of the Peace is Keynes' brilliant and prophetic analysis of the effects that the peace treaty would have both on Germany and, even more fatefully, the world.

Military Economics

Military Economics
Author: Ron Smith
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2016-04-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 023024467X

Military power needs to be financed and economic development is often shaped by military conflict, thus the interaction of military and economy, power and money is central to the modern world. This book provides an accessible introduction to the economics of the use of organized force, with a wide range of historical and current examples.

The Economics of War

The Economics of War
Author: Imad A. Moosa
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-12-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1788978528

Bad things occur and persist because of the presence of powerful beneficiaries. In this provocative and illuminating book, Imad Moosa illustrates the economic motivations behind the last 100 years of international conflict, citing the numerous powerful individual and corporate war profiteers that benefit from war.