The Political Economy of U.S. Militarism

2006. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-349-53408-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

This wide-ranging, interdisciplinary analysis blends history, economics, and politics to challenge the prevailing accounts of the rise of U.S. militarism. While acknowledging the contributory role of some of the most widely-cited culprits, this study explores the bigger, but largely submerged, picture: the political economy of war and militarism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hossein-Zadeh, I.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction The Military-Industrial Giant: An Empire in Itself Imperial Militarisms: Past and Present The Rise of U.S. Militarism Inventing 'Threats to Our National Interests' Militant Islam, Terrorism, and 'Clash of Civilizations' Behind the Invasion of Iraq Waste, Inefficiency and the Spoils of Military Spending The Political Economy of U.S. Military Spending Limits of U.S. Militarism

Über Autor(innen)

ISMAEL HOSSEIN-ZADEH is Professor of Economics at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He has previously published one book, Soviet Non-Capitalist Development: The Case of Nasser's Egypt (1989), and a number of papers on significant topics. Those topics include long waves of economic expansion and decline, economic crises and restructuring policies, currency-trade relations, NAFTA and labor, Third World debt, determinants of presidential economic policies, the political economy of war and military spending, and the roots of conflict between the Muslim world and the West.