Polachek, Solomon W.; Seiglie, Carlos - In: Handbook of defense economics : volume 2, Defense in a …, (pp. 1017-1073). 2007
At least since 1750 when Baron de Montesquieu declared “peace is the natural effect of trade,” a number of economists and political scientists espoused the notion that trade among nations leads to peace. Employing resources more efficiently to produce some commodities rather than others is...