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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809223403321

Autore

Coulomb Fanny <1972->

Titolo

Economic theories of peace and war / / Fanny Coulomb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004

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

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Collana

Studies in defence economics ; ; 6

Classificazione

89.76

Disciplina

330/.01

Soggetti

War - Economic aspects

War, Cost of

Peace - Economic aspects

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 (p. [270]-297) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.