How States Pay for Wars
Rosella Cappella Zielinski
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Description for How States Pay for Wars
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10, 3 black & white tables, 7 charts. BIC Classification: JWJ; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Armies fight battles, states fight wars. To focus solely on armies is to neglect the broader story of victory and defeat. Military power stems from an economic base, and without wealth, soldiers cannot be paid, weapons cannot be procured, and food cannot be bought. War finance is among the most consequential decisions any state makes: how a state finances a war affects not only its success on the battlefield but also its economic stability and its leadership tenure. In How States Pay for Wars, Rosella Cappella Zielinski clarifies several critical dynamics lying at the nexus of financial and military policy.Cappella ... Read more
Armies fight battles, states fight wars. To focus solely on armies is to neglect the broader story of victory and defeat. Military power stems from an economic base, and without wealth, soldiers cannot be paid, weapons cannot be procured, and food cannot be bought. War finance is among the most consequential decisions any state makes: how a state finances a war affects not only its success on the battlefield but also its economic stability and its leadership tenure. In How States Pay for Wars, Rosella Cappella Zielinski clarifies several critical dynamics lying at the nexus of financial and military policy.Cappella ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
407g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9781501702495
SKU
V9781501702495
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About Rosella Cappella Zielinski
Rosella Cappella Zielinski is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boston University.
Reviews for How States Pay for Wars
With admirably thorough research, Rosella Cappella Zielinski teaches us much about a critical yet remarkably underresearched topic-how governments pay for war. This masterful book deserves to be on the shelf of anyone interested in the nexus of international relations and international political economy.
Benjamin J. Cohen, Louis G. Lancaster Professor of International Political Economy, University of California, Santa ... Read more
Benjamin J. Cohen, Louis G. Lancaster Professor of International Political Economy, University of California, Santa ... Read more