Handbook on the Political Economy of War

Edited by Christopher J. Coyne, Mercatus Center and Department of Economics, George Mason University, US and Rachel L. Mathers, Department of Accounting, Economics, and Finance, Delaware State University, US

‘From why wars begin and how they are waged to alternatives to conflict ,civil war, arms issues, and nation building, this offers a detailed, in-depth and comprehensive reference perfect for any military or political issues holding.’

• Contents:1. IntroductionChristopher J. Coyne and Rachel L. MathersPART I: WHY WARS ARE WAGED2. Theories and Causes of WarJack S. Levy 3. The Reasons for Wars: An Updated SurveyMatthew O. Jackson and Massimo Morelli4. Can’t We All Just Get Along? Fractionalization, Institutions and Economic ConsequencesPeter T. Leeson and Claudia R. Williamson5. Psychological Aspects of WarIain Hardie, Dominic Johnson and Dominic TierneyPART II: WAYS OF WAGING WAR6. What is Guerrilla Warfare?Anthony James Joes7. The Economics of TorturePavel Yakovlev8. Terrorism in Rational Choice PerspectiveWilliam F. Shughart II9. The Political Economy of ConscriptionPanu Poutvaara and Andreas WagenerPART III: CIVIL WAR AND REVOLUTION10. Economic Perspectives on Civil WarsNathan Fiala and Stergios Skaperdas11. Political Economy of Third World RevolutionsMisagh ParsaPART IV: THE ARMS TRADE12. The Arms TradeDavid Kinsella13. Arms Trade Offsets: What Do We Know?Jurgen Brauer and John Paul DunnePART V: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS14. The Capitalist PeaceErich Weede 15. On the Democratic PeaceSebastian Rosato16. International Conflict and Leadership TenureRandall J. Blimes17. A Public Choice Perspective on Defense and Alliance PolicyBernhard Klingen18. International Regimes and WarJames Ashley Morrison and Avery F. WhitePART VI: POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION AND NATION BUILDING19. Fixing Failed States: A Dissenting ViewJustin Logan and Christopher Preble20. Choice and Consequence in Strategies of Transitional JusticeGeoff Dancy21. Dynamics of Military OccupationMichael Hechter and Oriol Vidal-Aparicio22. Three’s Company? Towards an Understanding of Third-Party Intervention EffectivenessDavid Carment and Martin Fischer23. Credible Commitment in Post-Conflict RecoveryThomas Edward Flores and Irfan Nooruddin 24. Conflict, Credibility and Asset PricesGregory M. Dempster and Justin P. IsaacsPART VII: ALTERNATIVES TO WAR25. Disaggregated Trade Flows and International ConflictHan Dorussen and Hugh Ward 26. Sanctions as Alternatives to WarDavid Cortright and George A. Lopez27. International Negotiation and Conflict PreventionI. William Zartman28. The Economics of PeacekeepingLloyd J. DumasIndex