Showing 1 - 10 of 40
Many classical liberals believe in the need for a minimal, “nightwatchman” state to provide protection against internal and external threats. From this perspective, a muscular and centralized government-run national-security state is necessary for a free and liberal society. At the same...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014259495
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012436579
This Element surveys the field of defense, peace, and war economics with particular emphasis on the contributions made … by Austrian economists. I first review treatments of defense, peace, and war by the classical economists. I then discuss … the rise of a distinct and systematic defense, peace, and war economics field of study starting in the 1960s. Next, I …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013272342
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014441329
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012037956
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011640988
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011640999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010441445
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011690043
Orthodox economics models defense as a public good provided by a central nation state. This approach abstracts away from the diverse institutions and processes individuals use to provide defense in the actual world. This paper frames defense as a polycentric system whereby dispersed groups of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012863202