Principles of conflict economics : A primer for social scientists / Charles H. Anderton, John R. Carter
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009
Edition
1st ed
Descript
xxi, 321 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
CONTENT
Introduction : definition and scope of conflict economics -- Production possibilities and the guns versus butter trade-off -- Rational choice and equilibrium -- Fundamentals of game theory -- A bargaining model of conflict -- Conflict between states -- Civil war and genocide -- Terrorism -- Geography and technology of conflict -- Arms rivalry, proliferation, and arms control -- Military alliances -- Conflict success functions and the theory of appropriation possibilities