Analytical Peace Economics: The Illusion of War for Peace

ISBN-13: 9780367874100 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 282 str.

Partha Gangopadhyay; Nasser Elkanj

Opis

Analytical Peace Economics focuses on three critical issues in the Middle East that dominate discussions about their place in the global political economy: conflict, oil and (regional) development. Examining economic and social development in juxtaposition with conflict and peace, this book adapts, develops and applies historica

Spis treści

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement

Preface

Foreword

Chapter 1: Conflicts, Development and Progress: An Introduction

Chapter 2: Insecurity from Entitlement Failures in the Middle East and North Africa

Chapter 3: Interest Group Politics and Defence Spending

Chapter 4: Dynamics of Terrorism in a Fragmented Word: The Middle East and North Africa Conundrum

Chapter 5: Conflict Management Procedure in the Middle East

Chapter 6: Military Spending: Decision-making in Anarchy and Herd Instincts

Chapter 7: Equity, Justice and Peace: Historical Analysis

Chapter 8: Summary and Concluding Comments

References

Appendix

O autorze

Partha Gangopadhyay is a Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Economic Policy and Modeling at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji, and Associate Professor of Economics, Western Sydney University, Australia.

Nasser Elkanj is an Associate Professor of Finance at the American University of the Middle East, Kuwait.