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The defense industry in an age of austerity
Smith, Ron P. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 8 (2013) 1, pp. 18-22
Reductions in military expenditure will generate pressures to restructure the defense industry. This article explores the implications of a more peaceful evolution of military expenditure for the economic structure of this industry. For example, since military expenditure and defense industry...
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Demand and supply of commercial firearms in the United States
Brauer, Jurgen - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 8 (2013) 1, pp. 23-28
The article establishes methods by which to estimate demand and supply in the commercial firearms market in the United States. For the first time, this includes the number of used firearms resold via federally licensed retailers. For 2010, for example, total unit sales are estimated at 9.8...
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Industry structure and innovation in the U.K defense sector
Hall, Peter; James, Andrew - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 1, pp. 23-29
of consolidation for innovation have been studied in the U.S. environment but much less so in the case of Britain. In … such change might be related to innovation. Firms’ own-financed R&D in British defense industry is proposed as a useful … indicator of innovation activity and is observed to have fallen sharply. Possible explanations are sought in the recently …
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. Industry structure and innovation in the U.K defense sector
Hall, Peter; James, Andrew - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 1, pp. 23-29
of consolidation for innovation have been studied in the U.S. environment but much less so in the case of Britain. In … such change might be related to innovation. Firms’ own-financed R&D in British defense industry is proposed as a useful … indicator of innovation activity and is observed to have fallen sharply. Possible explanations are sought in the recently …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700211
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Political instability and discontinuity in Nigeria: The pre-colonial past and public goods provision under colonial and post-colonial political orders
Papaioannou, Kostadis Jason; Dalrymple-Smith, Angus Edwin - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 10 (2015) 1, pp. 40-53
This article explores the relative importance of pre-colonial institutional capacity and the effects of periods of peace and stability on long-term development outcomes in Nigeria. We use data on education, health, and public works at a provincial level from a variety of colonial and Nigerian...
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Maintaining peace across ethnic lines: New lessons from the past
Jha, Saumitra - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2 (2007) 2, pp. 89-93
This policy overview draws upon two studies, one theoretical and one empirical, to explore lessons from medieval Indian Ocean trade for supporting ethnic tolerance in contemporary settings. The overview begins by sketching a model of inter-ethnic trade and violence in environments where there...
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Deadly contests: An economic note on al Qaeda's reward system
Caruso, Raul; Locatelli, Andrea - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 3 (2008) 2, pp. 62-67
The article applies insights of contest theory to al Qaeda's recruitment process. Al Qaeda can be considered as a contest organizer rewarding an indivisible prize, namely, official membership and economic rewards, to candidate extremist groups. Would-be terrorists must then compete with each...
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HEARTS AND MINDS CANNOT BE BOUGHT: INEFFECTIVE RECONSTRUCTION IN AFGHANISTAN
Child, Travers B. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 9 (2014) 2, pp. 43-49
Recent work has suggested the foreign-led reconstruction effort carried out in Afghanistan and Iraq can mitigate violence because it helps win the “hearts and minds” of local people. For the case of Afghanistan, we show there is no evidence behind such an assertion. Analyzing unique data on...
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How trade affects international interactions
Polachek, Solomon W. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2 (2007) 2, pp. 60-68
A viable peace is one that comes about naturally and persists without the need for outside intervention. At least since Baron de Montesquieu’s statement that “peace is the natural effect of trade. Two nations who traffic with each other become reciprocally dependent; for if one has the...
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The Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia: Water-related conflicts with abundance of water
Keskinen, Marko; Käkönen, Mira; Tola, Prom; Varis, Olli - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2 (2007) 2, pp. 49-59
By examining diverse water-related tension and conflict situations from the Tonle Sap area of Cambodia, the article seeks to contest the view that water-related conflicts are always about water scarcity. Tackling different dimensions of water-related conflicts, the three cases studied here all...
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