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On the Cost of Violence and the Benefit of Peace

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  • Brauer Jurgen

    (Augusta State University and Chulalongkorn University, jbrauer@aug.edu)

  • Dunne John P

    (University of the West of England, Bristol and University of Cape Town, john2.dunne@uwe.ac.uk)

Abstract

Among economists, there seems to exist an unfortunate lack of understanding of the complexities of war and violence and the effects on economy and society. The cost of the 2008/9 world economic and financial crisis, for example, amounted to a world GDP decline of much less than one percent in 2009—far smaller than the cost that violence imposes. This lack of understanding has created problems in the design of preconflict-, conflict-, and postconflict policies, leaving a sometimes unrecognized legacy of violence and loss. This essay deals with some of the economic issues involved.

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  • Brauer Jurgen & Dunne John P, 2011. "On the Cost of Violence and the Benefit of Peace," Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 16(2), pages 1-12, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:pepspp:v:16:y:2011:i:2:n:6
    DOI: 10.2202/1554-8597.1209
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    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
    • O51 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - U.S.; Canada
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook

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