 Equilibrium RedirectionMichael Taillard Chapter 23 in Economics and Modern Warfare, 2012, pp 167-171 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Strategies that are meant to change the equilibrium of supply and demand have been talked about at length, such as through preclu-sive purchasing, distribution channel destruction, and so on. Some are meant to improve economic conditions, others to harm them, and many are meant to target only specific groups within a region rather than the general population. In all cases, however, there is some direct manipulation of economic forces that are meant to have strategically important results, and in all cases such a direct approach may have too strong a result. It is possible to have an impact on the economic environment of a geographic location without any actual actions other than simply having people and equipment in the area. This will result in a far more subtle influence on the economic conditions but, by looking at the economic role that occupation troops have on a nation without any further actions, or the effect that an OCONUS (Outside Continental United States) military base has on a nation that the United States is not at war with (such as Ramstein Air Force base in Germany), it becomes possible to determine exactly what economic influence a military is possible of exerting without taking any additional actions beyond merely arriving in the area. Date: 2012 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-28225-5_25 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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