Elements in Defence Economics – serie
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The US Defense Economy
Av Jomana Amara, Raymond E. Franck
Häftad, 2022
317 kr
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The United States defence economy is remarkable for a number of reasons - including sheer size. It receives a significant (albeit decreasing) share of GDP and has a significant international footprint. Its purpose is to provide the resources for national defence - against a set of complex and …
The Economics of Conflict and Peace
History and Applications
Av Shikha Basnet Silwal, Charles H. Anderton m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
317 kr
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Written for an audience of students, general readers, and economists alike, this Element is a primer on the field of the economics of conflict and peace. It offers a reasonably comprehensive, systematic, and detailed overview - even if in broad strokes - of the field's orthodox and heterodox …
The Political Economy of Augustine Weapons
Häftad, 2025
276 kr
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This Element presents an economic analysis of Augustine's Laws and Weapons Systems. It explores and evaluates their economic content and subjects them to critical analysis. The Element is both theoretical and empirical and the empirical work uses an original UK data set on military aircraft over …
Defence Acquisition and Procurement
How (Not) to Buy Weapons
Av Ron P. Smith
Häftad, 2022
317 kr
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The acquisition and procurement of major weapons systems is fraught with difficulties. They tend to be delivered late, over budget and unable to meet requirements. This Element provides an economic analysis of why this happens. Market structure, demand by the military and supply by the arms firms, …
Britain and the Political Economy of European Military Aerospace Collaboration, 1960-2023
Häftad, 2023
406 kr
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The UK has been collaborating with international, primarily European partners in the design, development and production of advanced combat aircraft for over sisty years. Driven by a combination of rising costs and limited domestic markets, collaboration has also been a highly political act …
Defence Economics and Innovation
Häftad, 2025
308 kr
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This Element presents an analytical model for assessing the success or failure of innovative large-scale defence projects. To achieve this goal, it constructs a theoretical model based on a three-angle analysis: the International System, the innovative potential, and the domestic political arena. …
Defence Economics and Innovation
Inbunden, 2025
911 kr
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This Element presents an analytical model for assessing the success or failure of innovative large-scale defence projects. To achieve this goal, it constructs a theoretical model based on a three-angle analysis: the International System, the innovative potential, and the domestic political arena. …
The Political Economy of Augustine Weapons
Inbunden, 2025
911 kr
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This Element presents an economic analysis of Augustine's Laws and Weapons Systems. It explores and evaluates their economic content and subjects them to critical analysis. The Element is both theoretical and empirical and the empirical work uses an original UK data set on military aircraft over …
Defence Economics
Achievements and Challenges
Häftad, 2020
317 kr
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This Element introduces students, policy-makers, politicians, governments and business-people to this new discipline within economics. It presents the recent history of the subject and its range of coverage. Traditional topics covered include models of arms races, alliances, procurement and …
The Political Economy of Gulf Defense Establishments
Häftad, 2021
317 kr
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The six monarchies on the Arabian Peninsula have devoted enormous sums to defense in past decades. Nevertheless, the gap between their expensive armaments and their capacity to deter aggression and/or project military strength has narrowed but little in that time. This Element takes a political …
How Important are Superior Numbers?
A Reappraisal of Lanchester's Square Law
Häftad, 2021
308 kr
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A century ago Frederick Lanchester formulated a mathematical model of combat which suggested that the combat power of a military force was proportional to the product of the individual effectiveness of the units in the force and the square of the number of units deployed. This model reinforced a …
