The Political Economy of Security by Stephen G. Brooks HARDBACK 9780691177458

Name: The Political Economy of Security by Stephen G. Brooks HARDBACK 9780691177458
Brand: Princeton University Press

Princeton University Press

The Political Economy of SecurityAuthor(s): Stephen G. Brooks\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691177458, 978-0691177458\nSynopsis\nThe complex and multifaceted relationship between economic factors and conflict\n\nIn this book, Stephen Brooks provides a systematic empirical and theoretical examination of how economic factors influence security affairs. Empirically, he analyzes how economic variables of all kinds affect interstate war, terrorism, and civil war; in total, sixteen pathways are examined. Brooks shows that the relationship between economic factors and conflict is complex and multifaceted; discrete economic factorssuch as international trade, economic development, and globalized manufacturing, to name a feware sometimes helpful for promoting peace and stability, but at other times are detrimental. Brooks also develops a stronger theoretical foundation for guiding future research on t.