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Economic theories of peace and war / Fanny Coulomb.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coulomb, Fanny, 1972-
- Series:
- Studies in defence economics (Chur, Switzerland) ; v. 6.
- Studies in defence economics ; 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War--Economic aspects.
- War.
- War, Cost of.
- Peace--Economic aspects.
- Peace.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- War often comes down to one thing: money. The role of economics in the study of both peace and war is arguably then the most important single factor when it comes to the study of defence. This excellent new book from Fanny Coulomb will be of interest not only to those involved in the burgeoning field of defence economics - it will also be of vital interest to students and academics from international relations, defence studies, philosophy and political science backgrounds.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; The economy, a factor of peace or war: a theoretical dichotomy which appeared with political economy during the eighteenth century; National power benefits from the economy; The economy as a factor of peace; The hesitations and internal differences within each economic perspective as a factor of war and peace; War or peace, resultant of an economic system: new economic analyses on defence-related issues since the mid-nineteenth century; War and the threat of war at the heart of the functioning of the capitalism system
- 'Turbulence' inherent to capitalismFrom new debates opened by economics on peace and war factors to a resurgence of the political economy perspective; Peace and war factors revealed by economic science; The strategic dimension of political economy and the concept of 'economic war'; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-297) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-45419-8
- 0-429-23349-3
- 0-203-59983-7
- 1-134-45420-1
- 1-280-04715-1
- 0-203-49596-9
- 9780429233494
- OCLC:
- 437085366
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