Todd Sandler, Keith Hartley

The Economics of Defense

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Defense economics is the study of both defense and peace issues, using the tools of modern economics. It covers a range of issues, including nuclear proliferation, resource disputes, environmental externalities, ethnic conflicts, and terrorism, all of which present grave threats to peace and security. In a post-Cold War world military and political dangers are probably more numerous and more complex than ever before. In response, policy makers and researchers are increasingly applying economic techniques and insights to improve our understanding of the issues. The economics of defense provides a comprehensive evaluation of the literature in an up-to-date, unified survey. The authors apply both microeconomic and macroeconomic methods of analysis, including static optimization, growth theory, dynamic optimization, comparative statics, game theory, and econometrics. The book includes chapters on the study of arms races, alliances and burden sharing, economic warfare, the arms trade, weapon procurement policies, defense and development, defense industries, arms control agreements, disarmament, and conversion. The authors take stock of what has been done in the field to date, and pinpoint areas needing further analysis and empirical work. This is the first book to integrate and synthesize this broad literature. It will be essential reading for students, practitioners, and researchers in the field of defense economics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 653g
• ISBN-13: 9780521447287
• ISBN-10: 0521447283
• Artikelnr.: 21229119

Inhaltsangabe

1. Defense economics: an introduction
Part I. Alliances, Defense Demand and Arms Races: 2. The economic theory of alliances
3. The demand for military expenditures
4. Arms races
Part II. Defense Inputs, Industrial Base and Growth: 5. Procurement: theories, evidence and policies
6. Military manpower
7. Defense and the industrial base
8. Economic growth, development and military expenditures
Part III. Defense Policies, Trade, Disarmament and Conversion: 9. Industrial and alliance policies
10. Arms trade
11. Arms control and disarmament
12. Conversion
Part IV. New Developments and Future Directions: 13. Nonconventional conflict: revolutions, guerrilla warfare and terrorism
14. Conclusions and research agenda for the future.