Allio War in Economic Theories over Time

Assessing the True Economic, Social and Political Costs
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-39617-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 287 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought

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 possible to study war as a tool to achieve economic ends: causes, consequences, costs, funding methods, and effects on the economic status of the state and on the well-being of citizens.  Examining interpretations from Smith, Hobson, Keynes, Kalecki, Stiglitz and many more, this important volume addresses the economic implications of war from the perspectives of many who bore the costs of wars in reality.


Renata Allio is Professor Emeritus of Economic History at the University of Turin, Italy. Her research activities have mainly dealt with history of work and migration, and the history of economic thought. She has published 120 essays in journals and volumes published in Italy, France and Germany. 

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allio, Renata

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1; Acknowledgements;6
2; Contents;7
3;1 Introduction;8
3.1;References;18
4;2 War and Economic Activity;20
4.1;International Trade and War;20
4.2;The Pacifism of the “Industrieux” and the “Industriels”;40
4.3;The Contribution of Sociologists;51
4.4;References;58
5;3 From Historicizing to the Obsolescence of War;63
5.1;The Germans, Neomercantilism and Wars;64
5.2;War as Atavism;74
5.3;References;81
6;4 Imperialism;83
6.1;Hobson;84
6.2;The Marxists;88
6.3;References;105
7;5 The Cost of War;107
7.1;Real Costs;109
7.2;Opportunity Costs;113
7.3;Paying for the War;119
7.4;References;134
8;6 Economic Rationality or Irrelevance of War?;138
8.1;War as a Game;140
8.2;Robert Aumann, Gordon Tullock and Rational War;153
8.3;Thomas Schelling and the Power of Deterrence;157
8.4;The Disinterest of the Neoclassical Economists;162
8.5;The Peaceful World of Economics I;165
8.6;References;171
9;7 The Benefits of War and the Armaments Industry;175
9.1;War and Prosperity;175
9.2;Trebilcock and Technological Spin-off of Armaments;180
9.3;Cold War and Military Keynesianism;189
9.4;The Military-Industrial Complex and Pentagon Capitalism;196
9.5;The Soviet Point of View;204
9.6;References;216
10;8 Economic Globalization, Realpolitik, New Wars;220
10.1;Realism, Neorealism and Anarchy in Relations Between States;221
10.2;War, Geopolitics and Geoeconomics;232
10.3;Public Choice and War;241
10.4;References;245
11;9 Conclusions;248
11.1;References;259
12; Index;261