The Economics of Defence Spending

An International Survey
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-61545-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 468 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1990, this is an authoritative account of defence spending and policy in both developing and developed countries. The book provides case-studies and comparitive materiel for policy-makers, civil servants, and military staffs throughout hte world. It will also be of great use to students of economics, politics, international relations, and policy studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hartley, Keith

Sandler, Todd

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Verwaltung, Streitkräfte (Militärwesen)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. United States defence expenditures: trends and analysis 3. The political economy of military effort in the Warsaw Treaty Organization 4. Defence spending in the United Kingdom 5. Defence spending in France: the price of independence 6. West German demand for defence spending 7. Sweedish military expenditures and armed neutrality 8. Defence spending in Israel 9. Military security and the economy: defence expenditure in India and Pakistan 10. Military expenditures in Argentina, Chile and Peru 11. Japan's defence spending

Über Autor(innen)

Keith Hartley is Professor of Economics and Director for the Centre for Defence Economics at the University of York. He is the author of many books and articles, including NATO Arms Co-operation: a Study in Economics and Politics (1983). Todd Sandler is Professor of Economics and Political Science at Iowa State University. He has written many books and articles, including The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Club Goods (with Richard Cornes, 1986). Both Hartley and Sandler are Editors of Defence Economics.