Economics of Conflict and Peace - History and Applications

A foundational primer on the field of conflict and peace economics, this Element details its intellectual history, highlights policy-relevant insights gained from contemporary theory and evidence, and addresses future research needs.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Context and Overview;: 1. Conflict and peace in economic perspective; Part II. A Short History of Thought: 2. The Austrian school: insights on the war economy; 3. Marxian and heterodox views; 4. Neoclassical and neo-Keynesian views; Part III. Selected Theory and Evidence: 5. Conflict and the growth of government; 6. Military expenditure, war, and the cost of war; 7. Neoclassical theory: extensions and evidence; Part IV. Conflict and Peace Economics: Where to Next?: 8. The future of conflict and peace economics; References.

Summary

A foundational primer on the field of conflict and peace economics, this Element details its intellectual history, highlights policy-relevant insights gained from contemporary theory and evidence, and addresses future research needs.

Product details

• Authors: Charles H Anderton, Charles H. Anderton, Anderton Charles H., Jurgen Brauer, Brauer Jurgen, Christopher J Coyne, Christopher J. Coyne, Coyne Christopher J., J Paul Dunne, J. Paul Dunne, Dunne J. Paul, Shikha Basnet Silwal, Shikha Basnet (Washington and Lee Universi Silwal
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781108926249
• ISBN: 978-1-108-92624-9
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Defence Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Economic theory & philosophy, Political Economy, Economic theory and philosophy, Peacekeeping operations