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UNINA9910456824803321 |
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Titolo |
Frontiers of peace economics and peace science [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Manas Chatterji, Chen Bo, Rameshwar Misra |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Bingley, U.K., : Emerald, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-16035-8 |
9786613160355 |
0-85724-702-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development, , 1572-8323 ; ; v. 16 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ChatterjiManas |
BoChen |
MisraRameshwar |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Peace - Economic aspects |
Peace-building - Economic aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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FRONT COVER; FRONTIERS OF PEACE ECONOMICS AND PEACE SCIENCE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; ARMED CONFRONTATIONS, IRREVOCABLE DECISIONS, AND STABILITY IN CONFLICT; THE BARGAINING MODEL OF CONFLICT; ARMED CONFLICT AS A RISKY INVESTMENT; ALTERNATIVE MODELS; ASYMMETRY; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; APPENDIX: PROOFS: BASIC LEMMAS; ANALYTIC NARRATIVES, GAME THEORY, AND PEACE SCIENCE; GAME MODELS AND HISTORICAL NARRATIVES: AN EASY CASE; SOME FACTORS THAT MAY COMPLICATE EXPLANATION IN LESS-THAN-EASY CASES; WHY USE GAME-THEORETIC MODELS TO CONSTRUCT AN ANALYTIC NARRATIVE |
CODANOTES; REFERENCES; INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC UNCERTAINTIES IN THE TRADITIONAL DETERRENCE GAME; INTRODUCTION; THE TRADITIONAL DETERRENCE GAME; ASSASSIN #1 AND ASSASSIN #2; ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGER; ANALYSIS OF DEFENDER; DISCUSSION; CHALLENGER'S DECISION TO THREATEN; CONCLUSION; |
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REFERENCES; WHEN COSTS APPROACH INFINITY: MICROECONOMIC THEORY, SECURITY, AND DANGEROUS TECHNOLOGIES; INTRODUCTION; THE SECURITY PRODUCTION FUNCTION; WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND DISASTER; MAXIMIZING SECURITY, MINIMIZING COST; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES |
THE COSTS OF CONFLICT: UK EXPERIENCE IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQINTRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CONFLICTS; ECONOMIC METHODOLOGY; EVIDENCE ON UK MILITARY COSTS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN CONFLICTS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; ECONOMISTS' CONTROVERSIES ABOUT THE CAUSALITY BETWEEN WAR AND ECONOMIC CYCLES; THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE LINK BETWEEN ECONOMIC CYCLES AND WARS; THE CURRENT RELATION BETWEEN ECONOMIC CYCLES AND MAJOR WARS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; BEYOND THE BATTLEFIELD: WARS WITHOUT SOLDIERS; INTRODUCTION; THE SOCIAL SCIENCE OF DEATH; LEVELS OF MILITARY VS. NON-MILITARY FATALITIES |
EXPENSE AND COST FACTORSSTRUCTURAL AND MOTIVATIONAL COMPARISONS BETWEEN MILITARY AND PREVENTABLE NON-MILITARY DEATH; PERCEIVED VS. ACTUARIAL RISKS; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS: PEACE SCIENCE BOUNDARIES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION; REFERENCES; MILITARY SPENDING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN CHINA, 1953-2007: A NOTE ON ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS BY USING EVIEWS; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; A GENERAL SURVEY OF CHINESE MILITARY EXPENDITURES; ESTIMATE AND MODELING; CONCLUSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; NEW CHALLENGES AND ''OLD BUSINESS WITH RUSSIA'': A REVIVAL OF AN IDEA OF ''COMPETITIVE COEXISTENCE'' |
INTRODUCTION''OLD BUSINESS WITH RUSSIANS''; COMMENTS TO A FAILURE OF THE UN SUMMIT ON GLOBAL WARMING; DISCUSSION; CONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES; REFERENCES; ECONOMIC FOUNDATION OF CONFLICTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST; BRIEF INTRODUCTION; CONFLICTS AND INEQUALITY; WEALTH AND CONFLICTS; CONFLICTS AND SOME ECONOMIC VARIABLES; DATA AND MEASUREMENT; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; ''WE'RE LOSING THE FIGHT AGAINST NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION''; THE FIVE ORIGINAL AND LATER FOUR NUCLEAR WEAPONS STATES; HISTORICAL AND POSSIBLE FUTURE CHAINS OF PROLIFERATION; DEMAND FOR AND SUPPLY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS |
OLDER AND NEWER APPROACHES TO PREVENTING NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Over the last three decades, a considerable amount of work has been conducted in the field of peace studies, conflict management, peace science in economics, sociology, anthropology and management. This volume presents up-to-date, cutting-edge research by respected scholars with an emphasis on theoretical and mathematical constructs in the area of peace economics & peace science. |
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