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Envy in the process of development: Implications for Social Relations and Conflict.

Gershman, Boris - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 8 (2013) 2, pp. 13-19

investment opportunities, equality, security of property rights, and mild social comparisons. The dominant role of envy in …

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War and the Austrian School: Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich von Hayek

Westley, Christopher; Anderson, William L.; Kjar, Scott A. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 6 (2011) 1, pp. 28-33

The Austrian school of economics is generally considered an antiwar school. The Austrian view is not derived from a religious or class-based ideological viewpoints, but instead derives entirely from the school’s fundamental economic tenets. This article examines the writings of Ludwig von...

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Deadly contests: An economic note on al Qaeda's reward system

Caruso, Raul; Locatelli, Andrea - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 3 (2008) 2, pp. 62-67

The article applies insights of contest theory to al Qaeda's recruitment process. Al Qaeda can be considered as a contest organizer rewarding an indivisible prize, namely, official membership and economic rewards, to candidate extremist groups. Would-be terrorists must then compete with each...

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Corruption and the arms trade: The U.K. Ministry of Defense and the bribe culture

Gilby, Nicholas - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 3 (2008) 1, pp. 21-31

Using as-yet-unpublished material, the article considers the interaction of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) with the “bribe culture” that surrounds international arms deals. It finds evidence of two phases. The first, which lasted until 1976, may be characterized as...

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Extractive industries in fragile states and the role of market incentives and regulation

Carbonnier, Gilles - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 5 (2010) 2, pp. 30-37

This article considers the so-called resource curse plaguing fragile states with abundant extractive resources. It critically assesses the assumption that nonstate actors such as extractive industries, civil society organizations, and investors have the ability to exert effective pressure...

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War and military spending in developing countries and their consequences for development

Collier, Paul - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 10-13

without jeopardizing security interests. Military expenditure does not appear to be an effective deterrent of rebellion, and …, if it is reduced in a coordinated manner across a region then external security interests would be unaffected. The …

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Angola: Conflict and development, 1962-2002

Ferreira, Manuel Ennes - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 25-29

Can a country achieve its development goals or, at least, its economic growth goals when it faces forty years of war? Angola's case serves as a paradigmatic example to answer this question. From 1961 to 1974, Angolans opposed Portuguese colonial rule by violent, revolutionary struggle. But from...

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War and reconstruction in northern Mozambique

Bruck, Tilman - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 30-39

The article discusses some of the economic effects of war in northern Mozambique. It indicates how the historical and structural features of the economy of northern Mozambique restricted post-war reconstruction and post-war poverty alleviation. These features include the dominance of only a few...

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An economic approach to peacemaking and peacekeeping

Dumas, Lloyd J. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 2, pp. 7-12

The greatest contribution that economics can make to banishing war lies in creating conditions that help keep the peace, especially in the long run. The problem is to identify the set of conditions that will generate positive incentives for nations to keep the peace and work out a set of...

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Privatizing war and security in Afghanistan: Future or dead end?

Giustozzi, Antonio - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2 (2007) 1, pp. 30-34

been happy with the Afghan Security Forces and ad hoc militias and only replaced them because of political reasons or … because they felt that they were no longer needed. By contrast, the work of private security companies seems to have satisfied … money to the governments involved in the medium and long-term. Moreover, private security contractors are not subject to the …

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