War, peace and security [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jacques Fontanel, Manas Chatterji

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455506603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, UK, : Emerald, 2008
• ISBN: 1-280-77165-8; 9786613682420; 1-84950-535-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 p.)
• Collana: Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development, , 1572-8323 ; ; v. 6
• Altri autori (Persone): FontanelJacques; ChatterjiManas <1937->
• Disciplina: 327.172
• Soggetti: Security, International; Peace-building; War; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: War, Peace and Security; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction: The controversial economic question of peace and war; The main economic thoughts about peace and wars; The new economic analyses or policies of war inside the economists for peace and security association; Summary of the content of the book; Reference; Chapter 2. Peace, war and international security: economic theories; 1. Introduction; 2. The economics of security; 3. The new economics of conflict 8; 4. Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgement References; Chapter 3. International security, defense economics and the powers of nations; Introduction; Security; National security; International security; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. Global security and human security; The current threats hanging on the world peace; Some proposals to secure the world system; Conclusion; Chapter 5. The economic reorganization of the military sector at the beginning of the twenty-first century; Crisis and ; renewal of the military power in the global economy; The Revival of the Military Power in Relation to the New Threats; Conclusion; References Chapter 6. The evolution and future of European defense firms; Introduction; European firms under transformation; The inescapable economics of defense systems; Defense industrial policy: the way forward quest; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 7. Defense-industrial establishment of Russia; The development of DIEs as the reaction for the external threats; ''Commercial pragmatism''33 in Russian arms exports policy. Dependency toward arms export; Russian aeronautic industry turns to the west; Notes; Chapter 8. The determinants of military expenditures; Introduction; The explanation by arms race New threats; The membership to an alliance; The existence of a national armament industry; Importance of the military R&D; The state budget growth; References; Chapter 9. Analyzing dependencies in geo-economics and geo-politics; Introduction; The gravity model of international commerce; Estimation details; Results; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Appendix A. Notation; Appendix B. Software and data documentation; Chapter 10. The economics of terrorism; Introduction and motivation; Terrorists and anti-terrorists; Means and ends; Concluding remarks; References Chapter 11. Economics of UN peacekeeping operations; Introduction; Characteristics of UN peacekeeping operations; Contributions to UN peacekeeping: The UN peacekeeping assessment system; UN peacekeeping expenditures; Debt in UN peacekeeping and consequences; Deployments of national armies for UN peacekeeping operations: a system with many deficiencies; Economic options for UN peacekeeping production; References; Chapter 12. The gender approach in institutional responses to conflict; Introduction; Components of a gender approach; Gender approach: a historical review; The contribution of the gender approach
• Sommario/riassunto: In the name of international and domestic security, billions of dollars are wasted on unproductive military spending in both developed and developing countries, when millions are starving and living without basic human needs. This book contains articles r