| Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives Contributor(s): Goldsmith, Ben (Editor), Brauer, Jurgen (Editor), Chatterji, Manas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0857240048 ISBN-13: 9780857240040 Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing OUR PRICE: $170.04 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Economy - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 355.027 |
| Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace and Economic Development |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives brings together recent, cutting-edge research on economic factors affecting peace and war. This important area of continuing research was the focus of an international conference held at the University of Sydney in June 2009 and these chapters are partly drawn from among the best contributions to that meeting. The book weaves together threads from a number of themes in current research including new 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. Through a focused exploration of these related topics emerge areas of scholarly consensus as well as areas of continued debate. International in scope, it is the only book to explicitly bring together economic, legal and political scholarship to focus on the problem of conflict. It employs a range of modern social science analytical methods, including qualitative cases, econometrics, and game-theoretic models, to rigorously advance understanding of conflict within and between countries. |