The Economics of Conflict and Peace: History and Applications

ISBN-13: 9781108926249 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 75 str.

Shikha Basnet Silwal; Charles H. Anderton; Jurgen Brauer

Opis

Introduces conflict and peace economics, outlines its history of thought, contemporary theory and evidence, and maps trajectories for further research.

Spis treści

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.