IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/now/jnlhpe/115.00000006.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Sea Power

Author

Listed:
  • Mark Koyama
  • Ahmed S. Rahman
  • Tuan-Hwee Sng

Abstract

How does sea power differ from land power? We introduce a formal model that explains several characteristics of sea power. Specifically, (i) sea power is more highly concentrated than land power; (ii) it follows cycles; and (iii) is characterized by periodic intensification of arms competition. We account for these features in terms of the high fixed costs and the capital-intensive nature of naval warfare. We find empirical support for our model using a newly digitized dataset of over two dozen navies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Suggested Citation

  • Mark Koyama & Ahmed S. Rahman & Tuan-Hwee Sng, 2021. "Sea Power," Journal of Historical Political Economy, now publishers, vol. 1(2), pages 155-182, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:jnlhpe:115.00000006
    DOI: 10.1561/115.00000006
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/115.00000006
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1561/115.00000006?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:now:jnlhpe:115.00000006. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Lucy Wiseman (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.nowpublishers.com/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.