The Peacekeeping Economy: Using Economic Relationships to Build a More Peaceful, Prosperous, and Secure World

Dumas, Lloyd J.

ISBN 10: 0300166346 / ISBN 13: 9780300166347

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 2011

About this Item

. . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dust jacket. Vg+ condition. Tiny bend to corner of appx. dozen pgs; faint smudging to text-block edge, not affecting interior; contents bright & clean, binding tight. xiv, 418 p.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Peacekeeping Economy: Using Economic Relationships to Build a More Peaceful, Prosperous, and Secure World
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300166346
• ISBN 13: 9780300166347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

The idea that military strength is virtually synonymous with security is deeply entrenched and widely held. But while the threat or use of military force may sometimes be necessary, it cannot keep us as safe as we would be by building relationships that replace hostility with a sense of mutual purpose and mutual gain. Economic relationships, says Lloyd J. Dumas, can offer a far more effective, and far less costly, means of maintaining security. After defining the right kind of economic relationship—one that is balanced and nonexploitative, emphasizes development, and minimizes environmental damage—Dumas then addresses some practical concerns in establishing and maintaining these relationships. He also considers the practical problems of the transition from military-based security arrangements to "economic peacekeeping," and the effects of demilitarized security on economic development and prosperity.

About the Author

Lloyd J. Dumas is Professor of Political Economy, Economics and Public Policy at the University of Texas, Dallas. He lives in Carrollton, TX.