Author : James K. Galbraith,Jurgen Brauer,Lucy Law Webster
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781848260481
Economics of Peace and Security by James K. Galbraith,Jurgen Brauer,Lucy Law Webster Pdf
Economics of Peace and Security is a component of Encyclopedia of Development and Economic Sciences (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The theme explores the history of economic thought on war and peace, the defense budget process, patterns in military expenditure, procurement issues, the increasing globalization of the arms trade, arms race issues, global and regional security alliances, nuclear, biological, and chemical weaponry, the still much needed peace dividend, the economics of peace agreements, issues of conversion of resources from military to civilian ends, peacekeeping, the building of peacekeeping institutions, and other topics. All this is a "sampler plate" of what economics has to offer. This volume is aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy Analysts, Managers, and Decision Makers, NGOs and GOs.