Economics of War and Peace

Economics of War and Peace
Author: Ben Goldsmith
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2010-06-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0857240056

Presents the research on economic factors affecting peace and war. This title includes theoretical perspectives on the economic foundations of peace, violence and war within countries, connections between international trade and inter-state conflict, and the role of legal/institutional factors in international and internal conflict.

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.

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 Oxford Handbook of International Security

The Oxford Handbook of International Security
Author: Alexandra Gheciu
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 785
Release: 2018
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 019877785X

"Future-oriented questions are woven through the study and practice of international security. The 48 essays collected in this Handbook use such questions to provide a tour of the most innovative and exciting new areas of research as well as major developments in established lines of inquiry. The results of their efforts are: the definitive statement of the state of international security and the academic field of security studies, a comprehensive portrait of expert assessments of expected developments in international security at the onset of the twenty-first century's second decade, and a crucial staging ground for future research agendas." --DescripciĆ³n del editor.

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.

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

War, Peace, and Security

War, Peace, and Security
Author: Jacques Fontanel
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2008-10-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1849505357

In the name of international and domestic security, billions of dollars are wasted on unproductive military spending in both developed and developing countries, when millions are starving and living without basic human needs. This book contains articles relating to military spending, military industrial establishments, and peace keeping.

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.

Monetary War and Peace

Monetary War and Peace
Author: Max Harris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2021-03-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108484956

Examines how the democracies shifted from monetary war to peace during the Great Depression with the Tripartite Agreement of 1936.