Heterodox Economics of Military Spending

Covering Institutionalist, Post-Keynesian, Marxist and Feminist perspectives, Heterodox Economics of Military Spending provides a comprehensive analysis of the effect of military expenditures on the economy.

List of contents

1. Introduction: A Pluralistic Perspective on Military Spending 2. Invisible hand, visible arm: Neoclassical Perspective 3. No butter? Use guns: Military Keynesianism Appendix 4. The visible finger of the invisible hand on the trigger: The Military-Industrial Complex 5. Butter for bread, gun for oil: Marxist Perspective 6. The Effect of Military Spending on the Profit Rate: Empirical Works Appendix 7. The workers spread butter they get, and gun producers get what they spend: A Post-Keynesian Perspective Appendix 8. Girls make butter, boys play with guns: Feminist Political Economy Perspective 9. Militarization and Gender Inequality: Empirical Perspective Appendix 10. Conclusion Afterword by Özlem Onaran Index

About the author

Adem Yavuz Elveren is Associate Professor at Fitchburg State University, U.S.A., and Professor at ¿zmir University of Economics. His research focuses on gender and social security and the effect of military spending on the economy.

Product details

• Authors: Adem Yavuz Elveren, Elveren Adem Yavuz
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032871356
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3287135-6
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; HISTORY / Military / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, International Relations, International Economics, Political Economy, Warfare and defence, Microeconomics