The Handbook on the Political Economy of War


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The Handbook on the Political Economy of War highlights and explores important research questions and discusses the core elements of the political economy of war.




A Preliminary Bibliography of Studies of the Economic Effects of Defense Policies and Expenditures


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This preliminary bibliography presents the references assembled to aid researchers and others in reviewing the available body of literature relevant to analysis of the economic effects of defense and disarmament programs. The references are listed under the following categories: National and interregional (input-output models, fiscal policy, and general surveys and statistical references); regional and local (case studies of community impact and adjustment, economic base studies and regional multipliers, regional and community interindustry models, industrial location studies, and general surveys and statistical references); international; structural and institutional (industry studies, manpower and occupation, defense procurement, and defense research and development); and bibliographies. Listings by geographic area and by author are also included. (Author).




War and Defense Economics


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Defense Spending And Economic Growth


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This book examines the impact defense spending has on economic growth. While defense spending was not deliberately invented as a fiscal policy instrument, its importance in the composition of overall government spending and thus in determining employment is now easily recognized. In light of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the consequent reduction in the threat to the security of the United States, maintaining defense spending at the old level seems indefensible. The media has concentrated on the so-called peace dividend. However, as soon as the federal government is faced with defense cuts, it realizes the macroeconomic ramifications of such a step. Based on studies included in this volume, we examine the effects of defense spending on economic growth and investigate how the changed world political climate is likely to alter the importance and pattern of defense spending both for developed and developing countries.







The Economics of World War I


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This unique volume offers a definitive new history of European economies at war from 1914 to 1918. It studies how European economies mobilised for war, how existing economic institutions stood up under the strain, how economic development influenced outcomes and how wartime experience influenced post-war economic growth. Leading international experts provide the first systematic comparison of economies at war between 1914 and 1918 based on the best available data for Britain, Germany, France, Russia, the USA, Italy, Turkey, Austria-Hungary and the Netherlands. The editors' overview draws some stark lessons about the role of economic development, the importance of markets and the damage done by nationalism and protectionism. A companion volume to the acclaimed The Economics of World War II, this is a major contribution to our understanding of total war.




Economic Effects of the World War Upon Women and Children in Great Britain - War College Series


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This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.




Economic Effects of the World War Upon Women and Children in Great Britain - War College Series


Book Description

This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.




Handbook of Defense Economics


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This handbook examines the state of defence economics, covering theoretical analysis, econometric techniques and policy issues. The chapters fall into two categories - surveys and conceptual studies.