TY - BOOK AU - Coyne,Christopher J. TI - Defense, peace, and war economics T2 - Cambridge elements. Elements in Austrian economics, 2399-651X SN - 9781108668873 (ebook) AV - HB195 .C69 2020 U1 - 330.9 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - War KW - Economic aspects KW - Austrian school of economics N1 - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Feb 2020) N2 - This Element surveys the field of defense, peace, and war economics with particular emphasis on the contributions made by Austrian economists. I first review treatments of defense, peace, and war by the classical economists. I then discuss the rise of a distinct and systematic defense, peace, and war economics field of study starting in the 1960s. Next, I consider the contributions by Austrian economists to the field. This includes the economic analysis of the nature of the war economy, problems with the public good justification for the state provision of defense, the seen and unseen costs of war, the idea of the liberal peace, and the realities and limitations of foreign intervention. I conclude with a discussion of some open areas for future research UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108668873 ER -