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Routledge Studies in Defence and Peace Economics

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The Economics of the Global Defence Industry

The Economics of the Global Defence Industry

1st Edition

Keith Hartley, Jean Belin
November 13, 2019

This book makes an original contribution to our knowledge of the world’s major defence industries. Experts from a wide range of different countries – from the major economies of North America and Western Europe to developing economies and some unique cases such as China, India, Singapore, South...

Military Cost–Benefit Analysis: Theory and practice

Military Cost–Benefit Analysis: Theory and practice

1st Edition

Francois Melese, Anke Richter, Binyam Solomon
January 22, 2018

This is the first comprehensive book on Military Cost-Benefit Analysis and provides novel approaches to structuring cost-benefit and affordability analysis amidst an uncertain defense environment and cloudy fiscal prospects. Lifting the veil on military Cost-Benefit Analysis, this volume offers...

Analytical Peace Economics: The illusion of war for peace

Analytical Peace Economics: The illusion of war for peace

1st Edition

Partha Gangopadhyay, Nasser Elkanj
September 23, 2016

The Middle East is at an unprecedented crossroads between the established Euro-centric system and the emerging Asian powerhouses like India and China. Their economies, policies and social structures are a half-way-house between these two dominant groups and are an important case study to examine in...

The Economics of Regional Security: NATO, the Mediterranean and Southern Africa

The Economics of Regional Security: NATO, the Mediterranean and Southern Africa

1st Edition

Jurgen Brauer, Keith Hartley
November 02, 2015

This important book explores the threats and challenges to regional security, for Nato, in the Mediterranean, and in the sub-Saharan countries, namely southern Africa. Written and edited by leading researchers, the volume's significance lies in its demonstration of how concepts from economics and...

The Economics of Offsets: Defence Procurement and Coutertrade

The Economics of Offsets: Defence Procurement and Coutertrade

1st Edition

Stephen Martin
August 15, 2014

Despite their growth, outlined and analysed in this book, the claims and counter-claims that surround offsets have not been subjected to critical scrutiny by economists. This book fills that gap. It brings together a team of internationally renowned specialists to document and evaluate the economic...

Exploding the Myth?: The Peace Dividend, Regions and Market Adjustment

Exploding the Myth?: The Peace Dividend, Regions and Market Adjustment

1st Edition

Derek Braddon
August 15, 2014

From a cold war peak of some $1000 billion per annum, world military expenditure has declined by about 40% since 1990, reaching its lowest level for thirty years. With such significant decline in global public expenditure committments to the defence sector, a substantial and lasting peace dividend...

European Armaments Collaboration

European Armaments Collaboration

1st Edition

Ron Matthews
August 15, 2014

First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....

Defence Procurement and Industry Policy: A small country perspective

Defence Procurement and Industry Policy: A small country perspective

1st Edition

Stefan Markowski, Peter Hall, Robert Wylie
June 23, 2014

Arms purchases are among the most expensive, technologically challenging and politically controversial decisions made by modern-day governments. Superpower spending on weapons systems is widely analysed and discussed. But defence procurement in smaller industrial countries involves different issues...

The Arms Trade, Security and Conflict

The Arms Trade, Security and Conflict

1st Edition

Paul Levine, Ron Smith
June 23, 2014

The Arms Industry is an area that is of huge concern to many people around the world. The economics of this hugely important industry are a vital strand that needs to be understood. This volume brings together contributors from all over the globe, such as Todd Sandler and Keith Hartley, and focuses...

The Economics of UN Peacekeeping

The Economics of UN Peacekeeping

1st Edition

Nadège Sheehan
May 30, 2014

Peacekeeping is a security concept that is very representative of the current interventionism, multilateralism, human rights, and humanitarian ideas. UN peacekeeping plays an important role in international security and includes various activities that go beyond the original roles assigned to UN...

The Economics of Defence Policy: A New Perspective

The Economics of Defence Policy: A New Perspective

1st Edition

Keith Hartley
November 11, 2013

Since the end of the Cold War, the world has been faced with new regional conflicts, terrorism and threats from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and from rogue states. The world remains uncertain, unstable and insecure with continued threats to global peace and security. The world...

Economic Theories of Peace and War

Economic Theories of Peace and War

1st Edition

Fanny Coulomb
September 16, 2011

War often comes down to one thing: money. The role of economics in the study of both peace and war is arguably then the most important single factor when it comes to the study of defence. This excellent new book from Fanny Coulomb will be of interest not only to those involved in the burgeoning...

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