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The Price of Prestige: Conspicuous Consumption in International Relations
Lilach Gilady
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153. .
If wars are costly and risky to both sides, why do they occur? Why engage in an arms race when it's clear that increasing one's own defense expenditures will only trigger a similar reaction by the other side, leaving both countries just as insecure and considerably poorer? Just as people buy expensive things precisely because they are more expensive, because they offer the possibility of improved social status or prestige, so too do countries, argues Lilach Gilady. In The Price of Prestige, Gilady shows how many seemingly wasteful government expenditures that appear to contradict the laws of demand actually follow ... Read more
If wars are costly and risky to both sides, why do they occur? Why engage in an arms race when it's clear that increasing one's own defense expenditures will only trigger a similar reaction by the other side, leaving both countries just as insecure and considerably poorer? Just as people buy expensive things precisely because they are more expensive, because they offer the possibility of improved social status or prestige, so too do countries, argues Lilach Gilady. In The Price of Prestige, Gilady shows how many seemingly wasteful government expenditures that appear to contradict the laws of demand actually follow ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226433202
SKU
V9780226433202
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About Lilach Gilady
Lilach Gilady is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.
Reviews for The Price of Prestige: Conspicuous Consumption in International Relations
Gilady shows through fascinating case studies how states desire for prestige can explain important events in international relations. The Price of Prestige is a major contribution an insightful, creatively argued, and well-written book that addresses better than anyone so far the elusive role of prestige. The book will challenge how most theorists think about international politics.
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