Heterodox Economics of Military Spending [Hardcover]

1.????? Introduction: A Pluralistic Perspective on Military Spending 2.????? Invisible hand, visible arm: Neoclassical Perspective 3.????? No butter? Use guns: Military Keynesianism? Appendix 4.????? The visible finger of the invisible hand on the trigger: The Military-Industrial Complex 5.????? Butter for bread, gun for oil: Marxist Perspective 6.????? The Effect of Military Spending on the Profit Rate: Empirical Works Appendix 7.????? The workers spread butter they get, and gun producers get what they spend: A Post-Keynesian Perspective Appendix 8.????? Girls make butter, boys play with guns: Feminist Political Economy Perspective 9.????? Militarization and Gender Inequality: Empirical Perspective Appendix 10.?? Conclusion?Afterword by ?zlem Onaran? Index

?Heterodox Economics of Military Spending is a timely and innovative work where Adem Yavuz Elveren integrates post-Keynesian and feminist perspectives. By combining structural models with extensive empirical analysis, he offers a comprehensive framework that challenges conventional defense economics and illuminates the complex impacts of militarization.

?-G?nseli Berik, Professor Emerita of Economics, University of Utah.

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An exceptional achievement.? Adem Elveren raises the study of military economics to a new level, covering it from every theoretical angle and the full spectrum of methods and cases. Heterodox Economics of Military Spending will be a sourcebook for the next generation of peace economists.

-James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Covering Institutionalist, Post-Keynesian, Marxist, and Feminist perspectives, Heterodox Economics of Military Spending provides a comprehensive analysis of the effect of military expenditures on the economy.