War in Economic Theories over Time Assessing the True Economic, Social and Political Costs

This book offers the first systematic analysis of economic thought concerning war. It retraces debates on war from the formation of European states, the rise of Mercantilism, to Colonialism, Imperialism, the World Wars and the Cold War. Allio shows different economic perspectives from which it is po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Allio, Renata (-)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing 2020.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought ;
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: War and economic activity
  • Chapter 3: From historical situating to the obsolescence of war
  • Chapter 4: Imperialism
  • Chapter 5: The cost of war
  • Chapter 6: Economic rationality or irrelevance of war
  • Chapter 7: The merits of war and the armaments industry
  • Chapter 8: Economic globalization, Realpolitik, new wars
  • Chapter 9: Conclusions.