The Economics of International Security Essays in Honour of Jan Tinbergen

The objective of this book is to present an integrated set of original papers from leading authorities in the field related to optimal balance between arms reduction and regional and international security. The emphasis is on economics and management rather than politics and diplomacy.

S.Bonetti - PART 3: ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONVERSION AND GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS - Experiences of Soviet Conversion; S.Menshikov - Conversion in Czechoslovakia: Experience and Preliminary Results; L.Urban - Employment Effects of US Military Spending Reductions in the Early 1990s: Some Methodological Considerations; J.Brauer & J.T.Marlin - Conversion in China; C.Benliang - Measuring the Effects of Military Spending: Cross-Sections or Time-Series?; R.Smith - Armament and Development: An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of Military Spending on Economic Growth in Developing Countries; A.Mintz & R.T.Stevenson - Environmental Issues and International Security: A Commentary; I.Sebastian - The Role of International Institutions and Superpowers after the End of the Cold War; A.Hattori - A World Marshall Plan and Disarmament; R.J.Schwartz - Index