Frontiers of peace economics and peace science [electronic resource] /
edited by Manas Chatterji, Chen Bo, Rameshwar Misra.
- Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
- 1 online resource (x, 214 p.) : ill.
- Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development, v. 16 1572-8323 ; .
- Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development ; v. 16. .
Includes indexes.
Armed confrontations, irrevocable decisions, and stability in conflict / Urs Luterbacher -- Analytic narratives, game theory, and peace science / Frank C. Zagare -- International and domestic uncertainties in the traditional deterrence game / Lisa J. Carlson, Raymond Dacey -- When costs approach infinity : microeconomic theory, security, and dangerous technologies / Lloyd J. Dumas -- The costs of conflict : UK experience in Afghanistan and Iraq / Keith Hartley -- Economists' controversies about the causality between war and economic cycles / Fanny Coulomb, Liliane Bensahel-Perrin, Jacques Fontanel -- Beyond the battlefield : wars without soldiers / Sheldon G. Levy -- Military spending and economic growth in China, 1953-2007 : a note on econometric analysis by using eviews / Chen Bo, Xing Xing -- New challenges and'old business with Russia' : a revival of an idea of'competitive coexistence' / Vladimir Rukavishnikov -- Economic foundation of conflicts in the Middle East / Nasser Elkanj, Partha Gangopadhyay --'We're losing the fight against nuclear proliferation' / Michael D. Intriligator -- Water conflict management issues : the Middle East / Saul Arlosoroff.
Over the last three decades, a considerable amount of work has been conducted in the field of peace studies, conflict management, peace science in economics, sociology, anthropology and management. This volume presents up-to-date, cutting-edge research by respected scholars with an emphasis on theoretical and mathematical constructs in the area of peace economics & peace science.