Economics and Modern Warfare: The Invisible Fist of the Market

ISBN-13: 9783319926926 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 302 str.

Michael Taillard

Opis

This book demonstrates how economic tools have been used throughout history to accomplish goals of military conflict, how they can be used more effectively than traditional means of warfare in the modern era, and how we can derive a better understanding of economic strategy applicable not just to the military but also to market competition.

Spis treści

1. A Critique on Current Methods

Part I: Supply Manipulation

2. Altering Distribution of Supplies

3. Altering Distribution of Capital Assets

4. Altering Distribution of Human Assets

5. Physical Confrontation

6. Systempunkt Targets

7. Limitations and Failures of Supply Manipulation

8. Suggestions for Future Research on Supply Manipulation

Part II: Trade Manipulation

9. Preliminary Concept: Terms of Trade

10. Preclusive Purchasing

11. Resource Appropriation

12. Supply Exploitations

13. Tactical Hiring

14. Tactical Pricing

15. Trade Agreements

16. Currency Manipulation

17. Counterfeiting

18. Limitations and Failures of Trade Manipulation

19. Suggestions for Future Research on Trade Manipulation

Part III: Market Manipulation

20. Economic Intelligence

21. Labor Exploitations

22. Expropriating Peoples

23. Equity and Debt Engineering

24. Equilibrium Redirection

25. Decision Management Modeling

26. Resource-Based View of Conflict

27. Profits of the Game

28. Limitations and Problems with Market Manipulation

29. Suggestions for Future Research on Market Manipulation 

O autorze

Michael Taillard is a professional economic consultant and researcher, specializing in strategic management and behavioral science.  His other books include Psychology and Modern Warfare (2013), Corporate Finance for Dummies (2012), 101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy (2013), and Aspirational Revolution (2017).

Blurb

This book demonstrates how economic tools have been used throughout history to accomplish goals of military conflict, how they can be used more effectively than traditional means of warfare in the modern era, and how we can derive a better understanding of economic strategy applicable not just to the military but also to market competition. This new edition includes a thorough updating of chapters on advances in our understanding of economic warfare and more recent examples, such as ISIS’s reliance on obtaining control over oil production facilities, North Korea’s nuclear program, and China’s emphasis on scientific research and technological innovation. This edition also features an entirely new chapter on the commercialization of the conflict over the region of Kashmir.