Format:
1 online resource (314 pages)
ISBN:
9780857240057
Series Statement:
Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development Ser. v.14
Content:
Presents the research on economic factors affecting peace and war. This title includes theoretical perspectives on the economic foundations of peace, violence and war within countries, connections between international trade and inter-state conflict, and the role of legal/institutional factors in international and internal conflict.
Content:
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 -- Introduction -- The process for calculating a peace gross world product -- The bottom-line number -- Populating the Spreadsheet -- Adding state-specific data on the cost of violence to fine-tune the spreadsheet -- Calculating the cost savings of peace for economic sectors -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3. Privatising military prisons: The case of the United States -- Introduction -- The problem: Insufficient supply of custodial personnel to rehabilitate prisoners -- Where the private sector could be involved -- The classic HSV model -- Innovation: Adaptation of the HSV model -- Analysis: Can the Governance regime achieve intended quality outcomes? -- Results compared with classical HSV -- Implications: The role of private sector contractors -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4. Arms export controls and the proliferation of military technology -- Introduction -- Framing the choices countries face when obtaining weapons -- Making the choice about how or whether to obtain weapons -- Implications for suppliers -- Implications for innovation -- Electronic warfare self-protection: US export control and Australian indigenous innovation -- Performance, innovation and control in electronic warfare -- The United States controls radar warning technology -- Implications of denying Australian access to the technology.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780857240040
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780857240040
Language:
English
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