This title explores the historical relationship between economic growth and military expenditure. It examines how the great powers' military expenditures responded to economic growth during the period 1870-1940, and proposes plausible explanations for the relationship in each country

In the passionate debate that currently rages over globalization, critics have been heard blaming it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, everything from child labor to environmental degradation and cultural homogenization. Now Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist,...

This book tracks the progress of 12 countries on five continents in moving resources from defense to civilian activity in the 1990s. Based on intensive research, it addresses each country with an impressive standard of scholarship

An area of huge concern to many people around the world, the economics of the Arms Industry are a vital strand that needs to be understood. This volume brings together contributors from all over the globe and focuses on this important area

Intro -- The International Responsibility of NATO and Its Personnel during Military Operations -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Concept of International Responsibility -- 1.2 Research Objective and Research...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- A Note on Transliteration, Names, and Translation -- A Note on the Relative Value of Money Then and Now -- Prologue: The Patrimony of Imperial Russia -- Introduction to Bolshevik Gold: The Nature of a Forgotten Problem -- I. The Heist -- 1. The Banks...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations, Acronyms, Technical Terms, and Conventions -- Note on References -- 1 The Dictator and Defense -- 2 Before Stalinism: The Early 1920s -- 3 Hierarchies and Markets: The Defense Industry Under Stalin -- 4 Planning the...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Challenge -- 2 The Defense Industry in Perspective -- 3 National Security in the Twenty-First Century -- 4 Characteristics of the Defense Industry in the Early Twenty-First Century -- 5 The Workforce --...

Few people realize that the economic principle of income tax elimination among Republicans can be traced back at least to the Civil War and Reconstruction. The author brings to life the multifaceted debate and traces the anti-tax view back to Alexander Hamilton. This book shows that current...