Economics of war and peace [[electronic resource] ] : economic, legal and political perspectives / / edited by Ben Goldsmith, Jurgen Brauer

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, : Emerald, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.02/73
• Soggetto topico: War - Economic aspects; Peace - Economic aspects; Political violence - Economic aspects; War (International law); Politics and war
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: GoldsmithBen BrauerJurgen <1957->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Overview of the book; Part I: Markets and Force: Foundational Aspects of the Relationship between Economics and Violence within and Between States; Chapter 2. A method to compute a peace gross world product by country and by economic sector; Chapter 3. Privatising military prisons: The case of the United States; Chapter 4. Arms export controls and the proliferation of military technology ; Part II: Internal Conflict: Economic Aspects of Outbreak, Endurance, and Recovery from Large-Scale Intra-State ViolenceChapter 5. Probing the roles of governance and greed in civil strife in West Africa; Chapter 6. Terrorism and violent internal conflict in post-soeharto Indonesia: Beyond the Jihadi prism of analysis; Chapter 7. Great expectations: Prospect theory and oil price volatility in Iran; Chapter 8. Does fiscal policy differ between successful and unsuccessful post-conflict transitions? Lessons from African Civil Wars ; Chapter 9. The Collier challenge: how can reliable transitional financing systems be created in 'barely functional' states?Part III: Trade, Law, Institutions and International Conflict: New Perspectives on Enduring Debates; Chapter 10. Peace through trade? Econophoria in Northeast Asia; Chapter 11. Regional integration and militarised interstate disputes: An empirical analysis; Chapter 12. Economic integration, economic signalling and the problem of economic crises ; Chapter 13. Terrorism, targeted economic sanctions and inadequate due process: the case of the Security Council's 1267 sanctions regimeChapter 14. Compensation for civilian casualties in armed conflicts and theory of liability; Part IV: Conclusions; Chapter 15. Economic factors in peace and war: A discussion; About the authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives brings together recent, cutting-edge research on economic factors affecting peace and war. It is the only book to explicitly unite economic, legal, and political scholarship to focus
• Titolo autorizzato: Economics of war and peace
• ISBN: 1-282-66142-6; 9786612661426; 0-85724-005-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459060803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development ; ; 14.