The Economics of Defence, Disarmament, and Peace
The Economics of Defence, Disarmament, and Peace

Author: Keith Hartley

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13:

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This major reference work is a comprehensive critical guide to the large and growing literature on the economics of defence, disarmament and peace. It covers the cost of defence spending and its effects on growth, investment, unemployment, technical change and other aspects of a nation's economic performance. It includes material on the determinants of defence spending namely defence budgets, programme budgeting and procurement policy. It also deals with the economic impact of arms limitation, disarmament and the conversion from military production to products with peaceful uses.

Towards a Peace Economy in the United States
Towards a Peace Economy in the United States

Author: Gregory A. Bischak

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1991-06-18

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1349121053

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The essays in this volume consider the nature of the war economy and the possibilities for change that the relaxation of the Cold War presents. They ask what the effects of a security policy of substantial disarmament on the economy and political climate of the USA might be.