Handbook of Defense Economics, Volume 2: Defense in a Globalized World (Handbook of Defense Economics) (Handbook of Defense Economics)

The second volume of the Handbook of Defense Economics addresses defense needs, practices, threats, and policies in the modern era of globalization. This new era concerns the enhanced cross-border flows of all kinds (e.g., capital and labor flows, revolutionary rhetoric, guerrillas, and terrorists) including the spillovers of benefits and costs associated with public goods and transnational externalities (i.e., uncompensated interdependencies affecting two or more nations). These ever-increasing flows mean that military armaments and armies are less able to keep out security threats. Thus, novel defense and security barriers are needed to protect borders that are porous to terrorists, pollutants, political upheavals, and conflicts. Even increased trade and financial flows imply novel security challenges and defenses. Globalization also underscores the importance of a new set of institutions (e.g., the European Union and global governance networks) and agents (e.g., nongovernmental organizations and partnerships). This volume addresses the security challenges in this age of globalization, where conflicts involve novel tactics, new technologies, asymmetric warfare, different venues, and frightening weapons. Volume 2 contains topics not covered in volume 1 - i.e., civil wars, peacekeeping, economic sanctions, the econometrics of arms races, conversion, peace economics, and the interface of trade, peace, and democracy. Volume 2 also revisits topics from volume 1, where there has been a significant advancement of knowledge - i.e., conflict analysis, terrorism, arms races, arms trade, military manpower, and arms industries. All of the main securities concerns of today are analyzed. Chapters are written by the leading contributors in the topic areas. *Up-to-date surveys on the pressing defense issues: theoretical, empirical and policy issues. *Coverage of theoretical and empirical studies of terrorism. *Contributions by the leading researchers in the field of defense economics V. 1. Provides a self-contained survey of the current state of defense economics in the form of chapters prepared by leading specialists on various aspects in the field. The volume summarizes not only received results but also newer developments, from recent journal articles and discussion papers. Theoretical analysis, econometric techniques, and policy issues are addressed. The chapters fall into two essential categories: surveys and conceptual studies. Survey chapters present a synthesis, interpretation, and evaluation of the literature for particular subfields of defense economics, whereas the conceptual chapters elucidate the analysis of specific topics. Both types of chapters provide directions for future research. As with other volumes in the Handbooks in Economics series, this Handbook will be a definitive source, reference, and teaching supplement for use by professional researchers and advanced graduate students. V. 2. The second volume of the Handbook of Defense Economics addresses defense needs, practices, threats, and policies in the modern era of globalization. This new era concerns the enhanced cross-border flows of all kinds (e.g., capital and labor flows, revolutionary rhetoric, guerrillas, and terrorists) including the spillovers of benefits and costs associated with public goods and transnational externalities (i.e., uncompensated interdependencies affecting two or more nations). These ever-increasing flows mean that military armaments and armies are less able to keep out security threats. Thus, novel defense and security barriers are needed to protect borders that are porous to terrorists, pollutants, political upheavals, and conflicts. Even increased trade and financial flows imply novel security challenges and defenses. Globalization also underscores the importance of a new set of institutions (e.g., the European Union and global governance networks) and agents (e.g., nongovernmental organizations and partnerships). This volume addresses the security challenges in this age of globalization, where conflicts involve novel tactics, new technologies, asymmetric warfare, different venues, and frightening weapons. Volume 2 contains topics not covered in volume 1 - i.e., civil wars, peacekeeping, economic sanctions, the econometrics of arms races, conversion, peace economics, and the interface of trade, peace, and democracy. Volume 2 also revisits topics from volume 1, where there has been a significant advancement of knowledge - i.e., conflict analysis, terrorism, arms races, arms trade, military manpower, and arms industries. All of the main securities concerns of today are analyzed. Chapters are written by the leading contributors in the topic areas. -- Amazon.com The second volume of the Handbook of Defense Economics addresses defense needs, practices, threats, and policies in the modern era of globalization. This new era concerns the enhanced cross-border flows of all kinds (e.g., capital and labor flows, revolutionary rhetoric, guerrillas, and terrorists) including the spillovers of benefits and costs associated with public goods and transnational externalities (i.e., uncompensated interdependencies affecting two or more nations). These ever-increasing flows mean that military armaments and armies are less able to keep out security threats. Thus, novel defense and security barriers are needed to protect borders that are porous to terrorists, pollutants, political upheavals, and conflicts. Even increased trade and financial flows imply novel security challenges and defenses. Globalization also underscores the importance of a new set of institutions (e.g., the European Union and global governance networks) and agents (e.g., nongovernmental organizations and partnerships).
This volume addresses the security challenges in this age of globalization, where conflicts involve novel tactics, new technologies, asymmetric warfare, different venues, and frightening weapons. Volume 2 contains topics not covered in volume 1 – i.e., civil wars, peacekeeping, economic sanctions, the econometrics of arms races, conversion, peace economics, and the interface of trade, peace, and democracy. Volume 2 also revisits topics from volume 1, where there has been a significant advancement of knowledge – i.e., conflict analysis, terrorism, arms races, arms trade, military manpower, and arms industries. All of the main securities concerns of today are analyzed. Chapters are written by the leading contributors in the topic areas.

*Up-to-date surveys on the pressing defense issues: theoretical, empirical and policy issues.
*Coverage of theoretical and empirical studies of terrorism.
*Contributions by the leading researchers in the field of defense economics. Content: Contents of the Handbook Pages vii-x Contents of volume 2 Pages xi-xx Chapter 20 Defense in a Globalized World: An Introduction Review Article Pages 607-621 Todd Sandler, Keith Hartley Chapter 21 Economics of Defense in a Globalized World Review Article Pages 623-648 Martin C. McGuire Chapter 22 Economics of Conflict: An Overview Review Article Pages 649-709 Michelle R. Garfinkel, Stergios Skaperdas Chapter 23 Civil War Review Article Pages 711-739 Paul Collier, Anke Hoeffler Chapter 24 Political Economy of Peacekeeping Review Article Pages 741-774 Binyam Solomon Chapter 25 Terrorism: A Game-Theoretic Approach Review Article Pages 775-813 Todd Sandler, Daniel G. Arce Chapter 26 Terrorism: An Empirical Analysis Review Article Pages 815-866 Walter Enders Chapter 27 The Political Economy of Economic Sanctions Review Article Pages 867-911 William H. Kaempfer, Anton D. Lowenberg Chapter 28 The Econometrics of Military Arms Races Review Article Pages 913-940 J. Paul Dunne, Ron P. Smith Chapter 29 Arms Trade and Arms Races: A Strategic Analysis Review Article Pages 941-971 María D.C. García-Alonso, Paul Levine Chapter 30 Arms Industries, Arms Trade, and Developing Countries Review Article Pages 973-1015 Jurgen Brauer Chapter 31 Trade, Peace and Democracy: An Analysis of Dyadic Dispute Review Article Pages 1017-1073 Solomon W. Polachek, Carlos Seiglie Chapter 32 New Economics of Manpower in the Post-Cold War Era Review Article Pages 1075-1138 Beth J. Asch, James R. Hosek, John T. Warner Chapter 33 The Arms Industry, Procurement and Industrial Policies Review Article Pages 1139-1176 Keith Hartley Chapter 34 Success and Failure in Defense Conversion in the ‘Long Decade of Disarmament’ Review Article Pages 1177-1210 Michael Brzoska Chapter 35 A Survey of Peace Economics Review Article Pages 1211-1258 Charles H. Anderton, John R. Carter Author Index of Volume 2 Pages I1-I15 Subject Index of Volume 2 Pages I17-I26 This handbook examines the state of defence economics, covering theoretical analysis, econometric techniques and policy issues. The chapters fall into two categories - surveys and conceptual studies