Of the expence of defence': What has changed since adam smith?

Jurgen Brauer

doi:10.1515/peps-2017-0012

Of the expence of defence': What has changed since adam smith?

Jurgen Brauer

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This essay selectively reviews the history of economic thought on war and peace, starting with Adam Smith. Today, Smith's trickle of thoughts has become a broad marshland. In this marshland, however, discrete currents are apparent - some stronger, some weaker - which this essay identifies, in rough chronological order, as war, defense, conflict, military, security, and peace economics. As these terms often are used interchangeably, one purpose of the essay is to more clearly delineate these intellectual currents and differentiate them from each other. By building canals in the marshlands as it were, the aim is to help all flows of contributions become stronger.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	20170012
Journal	Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/peps-2017-0012
State	Published - Apr 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

conflict economics
defense economics
military economics
peace economics
security economics

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Sociology and Political Science
Economics and Econometrics
Political Science and International Relations
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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