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 …

By defining political economy and war in the broadest sense, this unique Handbook brings together a wide range of …. These include an analysis of why wars begin, how wars are waged, what happens after war has ceased, and the various … alternatives to war. Other sections explore civil war and revolution, the arms trade, economic and political systems, and post …

By defining political economy and war in the broadest sense, this unique Handbook brings together a wide range of …. These include an analysis of why wars begin, how wars are waged, what happens after war has ceased, and the various … alternatives to war. Other sections explore civil war and revolution, the arms trade, economic and political systems, and post …

same topic, which have focused on the ethnic dimensions of war (Horowitz 1985), the general causes and consequences of … civil war and civil conflict (Sambanis 2002; Collier and Hoeffler, 2007; Blattman and Miguel 2010), and more general aspects …