The Economics of War

Imad A. Moosa

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Abstract: Bad things occur and persist because of the presence of powerful beneficiaries. In this provocative and illuminating book, Imad Moosa illustrates the economic motivations behind the last 100 years of international conflict, citing the numerous powerful individual and corporate war profiteers that benefit from war.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
ISBN: 9781788978514
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 War is a racket: In memory of Smedley Butler , pp 1-10

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Ch 2 The causes of war , pp 11-33

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Ch 3 War versus peace: The outcome of a binary process , pp 34-54

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Ch 4 Imperialism as an enterprise , pp 55-87

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Ch 5 Wars of aggression and false flags , pp 88-105

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Ch 6 War profiteering, the military-industrial complex and the deep state , pp 106-131

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Ch 7 A taxonomy of war profiteers , pp 132-159

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Ch 8 Bankers as war profiteers , pp 160-183

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Ch 9 Further thoughts , pp 184-200

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