Handbook on the Economics of Conflict

Edited by Derek L. Braddon, formerly Professor of Economics, University of the West of England, Bristol and Keith Hartley, Emeritus Professor, Economics Department, University of York, UK

’Conflict and the need for defense against conventional and nonconventional threats are as important today as they have ever been owing to nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and myriad conflicts. The Handbook offers a new look at many of the key conflict concerns that challenge the world today. The papers are authored by many of the best researchers in the field and is a must read for any policymaker, scholar, or student interested in cutting-edge treatment of these problems.’

• Contents:1. IntroductionDerek L. Braddon and Keith Hartley2. The History of Economic Thought on Conflict Fanny CoulombPART I: THEORY3. A Bargaining Theory Perspective on WarCharles H. Anderton and John R. Carter4. Modeling Mass Killing: For Gain or Ethnic Cleansing?Attiat F. Ott and Sang Hoo Bae5. The Economics of Destructive PowerMehrdad Vahabi6. The Government Budget Allocation Process and National Security: An Application to the Israeli–Syrian Arms RaceItay Ringel and Asher Tishler7. Characteristics of TerrorismKaren Pittel and Dirk Rübbelke8. Conflict and CorruptionJohn R. Hudson 9. Conflict in SpaceVasilis Zervos 10. The Economics of PeacekeepingVincenzo Bove and Ron Smith 11. Peacekeeping, Private Benefits and Common AgencyUgurhan G. Berkok and Binyam Solomon12. The Long-term Costs of Conflict: The Case of the Iraq WarLinda J. Bilmes and Joseph E. Stiglitz13. Macroeconomics and ViolenceJurgen Brauer and J. Paul DunnePART II: CASE STUDIES14. The Macroeconomic Effects of Conflict: Three Case StudiesChristos Kollias and Suzanna-Maria Paleologou 15. Economics of Conflict: Turkey’s ExperienceSennur Sezgin and Selami Sezgin16. Terrorism: The Case of ETACarlos P. Barros and Luis A. Gil-Alana 17. Helping Secure the ‘Biggest Bang for the Taxpayers’ Buck’: Defence Resource Management in the United KingdomNeil Davies, Tony Turner, Andrew Gibbons, Stuart Davies, David Jones and Nick Bennett 18. The Economic Impact of the Conflict in the Balkans: The Case of SerbiaDerek L. Braddon, Jonathan Bradley and Paul Dowdall19. The Strategic Bombing of Germany in the Second World War: An Economic Perspective Keith Hartley20. The Reprivatization of WarStefan Markowski and Peter HallIndex