Chapter 1 Introduction

This chapter defines defense economics and indicates how it differs from other subfields of economics. The nature and topics of defense economics are presented. A brief history of the field is also reviewed. The current importance of defense economics in the post-cold war era is discussed. Finally, the organization of the book and its component chapters are presented.

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Year of publication:	1995
Authors:	Hartley, Keith ; Sandler, Todd
Published in:	Handbook of defense economics : volume 1. - Amsterdam : Elsevier, ISBN 0-444-81887-1. - 1995, p. 1-11
Subject:	alliance burden sharing \| arms races \| arms trade \| contract design \| conversion \| disarmament \| discretionary budget \| econometrics \| externality \| game theory \| history of defense economics \| industrial policies \| insurrections \| military manpower \| Nash equilibrium \| procurement \| public choice \| public goods \| Öffentliche Güter \| Public goods \| Militärausgaben \| Military expenditure \| Rüstungspolitik \| Arms policy \| Spieltheorie \| Game theory \| Abrüstung \| Disarmament \| Nash-Gleichgewicht \| Rüstungsindustrie \| Defence industry \| Neue politische Ökonomie \| Public choice \| Rüstungsgüter \| Military goods \| Öffentlicher Auftrag \| Public contract \| Industriepolitik \| Industrial policy \| Rüstungskonversion \| Defence conversion \| Militär \| Armed forces

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1016/S1574-0013(05)80003-1 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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