The Economics of Producing Defense Illustrated by the Israeli Case

The Economics of Producing Defense: Illustrated by the Israeli Case begins with an overview of the development of defense economics as a sub-discipline of the general theory of economics, and points at the new challenges it is facing in the post-Cold War era. It focuses, then, on the supply side of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lifshitz, Yaacov
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Economic Aspects of National Security
  • 2 A Historical Perspective: How National Security Became an Economic Issue
  • 3 Economic Elements in Israel’s National Security Doctrine
  • 4 Defense Economics Issues in Israel
  • 5 Measuring Defense Expenditures
  • 6 Israel’s Defense Expenditures
  • 7 Military Manpower
  • 8 Defense Industries
  • 9 The Israeli Defense Industry
  • 10 The Economics of Arms Trade
  • 11 Defense Exports and Imports of Israel
  • References