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Book SynopsisPresents the research on economic factors affecting peace and war. This title includes theoretical perspectives on the economic foundations of peace, violence and war within countries, connections between international trade and inter-state conflict, and the role of legal/institutional factors in international and internal conflict.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Acknowledgments. Foreword. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 A method to compute a peace gross world product by country and by economic sector. Chapter 3 Privatising military prisons: The case of the United States. Chapter 4 Arms export controls and the proliferation of military technology. Chapter 5 Probing the roles of governance and greed in civil strife in West Africa. Chapter 6 Terrorism and violent internal conflict in post-soeharto Indonesia: Beyond the Jihadi prism of analysis. Chapter 7 Great expectations: Prospect theory and oil price volatility in Iran. Chapter 8 Does fiscal policy differ between successful and unsuccessful post-conflict transitions? Lessons from African Civil Wars. Chapter 9 The Collier challenge: how can reliable transitional financing systems be created in ‘barely functional’ states?. Chapter 10 Peace through trade? Econophoria in Northeast Asia. Chapter 11 Regional integration and militarised interstate disputes: An empirical analysis. Chapter 12 Economic integration, economic signalling and the problem of economic crises. Chapter 13 Terrorism, targeted economic sanctions and inadequate due process: the case of the Security Council's 1267 sanctions regime. Chapter 14 Compensation for civilian casualties in armed conflicts and theory of liability. Chapter 15 Economic factors in peace and war: A discussion. About the Authors. Author Index. Subject Index. Conflict management, peace economics and development. Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives. Copyright page.
