Principles of conflict economics : a primer for social scientists /

Conflict economics contributes to an understanding of violent conflict in two ways: it applies economic analysis to diverse conflict activities such as war, arms races, and terrorism, showing how they can be understood as purposeful choices responsive to underlying incentives; it treats appropriatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Anderton, Charles H.
Otros Autores: Carter, John R. (John Randall), 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Social conflict.
Arms control > Economic aspects.
Disarmament > Economic aspects.
Peace.
Armements > Contrôle > Aspect économique.
Désarmement > Aspect économique.
Paix.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Peace.
Arms control > Economic aspects
Disarmament > Economic aspects
Peace
Social conflict
Politische Ökonomie
Bewaffneter Konflikt
Abrüstung
Sozialer Konflikt
Wirtschaft
Friede
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : definition and scope of conflict economics
  • Production possibilities and the guns versus butter trade-off
  • Rational choice and equilibrium
  • Fundamentals of game theory
  • A bargaining model of conflict
  • Conflict between states
  • Civil war and genocide
  • Terrorism
  • Geography and technology of conflict
  • Arms rivalry, proliferation, and arms control
  • Military alliances
  • Conflict success functions and the theory of appropriation possibilities.

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