1 Economic Aspects of National Security -- 2 A Historical Perspective: How National Security Became an Economic Issue -- 3 Economic Elements in Israel’s National Security Doctrine -- 4 Defense Economics Issues in Israel -- 5 Measuring Defense Expenditures -- 6 Israel’s Defense Expenditures...

The book describes the social costs of conscription in the Netherlands using methods from Public Finance and Law and Economics. This analysis shows that both the tax for the population, or the subsidy for the armed forces, and the lack of scarcity considering human resources caused by the draft,...

"Armies fight battles, states fight wars. To focus solely on armies is to neglect the broader story of victory and defeat. Military power stems from an economic base, and without wealth, soldiers cannot be paid, weapons cannot be procured, and food cannot be bought. War finance is among the most...