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Demand and supply of commercial firearms in the United States
Brauer, Jurgen - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 8 (2013) 1, pp. 23-28
The article establishes methods by which to estimate demand and supply in the commercial firearms market in the United States. For the first time, this includes the number of used firearms resold via federally licensed retailers. For 2010, for example, total unit sales are estimated at 9.8...
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The defense industry in an age of austerity
Smith, Ron P. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 8 (2013) 1, pp. 18-22
Reductions in military expenditure will generate pressures to restructure the defense industry. This article explores the implications of a more peaceful evolution of military expenditure for the economic structure of this industry. For example, since military expenditure and defense industry...
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Industry structure and innovation in the U.K defense sector
Hall, Peter; James, Andrew - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 1, pp. 23-29
of consolidation for innovation have been studied in the U.S. environment but much less so in the case of Britain. In … such change might be related to innovation. Firms’ own-financed R&D in British defense industry is proposed as a useful … indicator of innovation activity and is observed to have fallen sharply. Possible explanations are sought in the recently …
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. Industry structure and innovation in the U.K defense sector
Hall, Peter; James, Andrew - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 1, pp. 23-29
of consolidation for innovation have been studied in the U.S. environment but much less so in the case of Britain. In … such change might be related to innovation. Firms’ own-financed R&D in British defense industry is proposed as a useful … indicator of innovation activity and is observed to have fallen sharply. Possible explanations are sought in the recently …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700211
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The attempt to regulate conflict diamonds
Gold, David - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 49-52
NGO's with an interest in peace and development in Africa documented the role of diamonds in conflict while soci scientists were researching and modeling the role of natural resources in long-standing violent conflicts. Journalists described what was happening on the ground. The United Nations...
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War and military spending in developing countries and their consequences for development
Collier, Paul - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 10-13
That military expenditure and conflict have adverse consequences for development is unsurprising but important. The policy challenge is to reduce them. I have suggested that substantial components of military expenditure could be reduced without jeopardizing security interests. Military...
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Angola: Conflict and development, 1962-2002
Ferreira, Manuel Ennes - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 25-29
Can a country achieve its development goals or, at least, its economic growth goals when it faces forty years of war? Angola's case serves as a paradigmatic example to answer this question. From 1961 to 1974, Angolans opposed Portuguese colonial rule by violent, revolutionary struggle. But from...
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War and reconstruction in northern Mozambique
Bruck, Tilman - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 30-39
The article discusses some of the economic effects of war in northern Mozambique. It indicates how the historical and structural features of the economy of northern Mozambique restricted post-war reconstruction and post-war poverty alleviation. These features include the dominance of only a few...
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An economic approach to peacemaking and peacekeeping
Dumas, Lloyd J. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 2, pp. 7-12
The greatest contribution that economics can make to banishing war lies in creating conditions that help keep the peace, especially in the long run. The problem is to identify the set of conditions that will generate positive incentives for nations to keep the peace and work out a set of...
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The making of arms in South Africa
Dunne, J. Paul - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 1 (2006) 1, pp. 40-48
The article presents a history of South Africa's arms industry. It charts the creation of Armscor, the post-apartheid breaking up of its procurement and production roles to form the current arms producer, Denel, and the even more recent restructuring of the industry. It is a story that shows the...
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