RESTRUCTURING THE GLOBAL MILITARY SECTOR by Mary Kaldor (Editor), Basker Vashee (Editor) ( 9781855674271 )

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Title:

RESTRUCTURING THE GLOBAL MILITARY SECTOR

Volume:

v.1

By:

Mary Kaldor (Editor), Basker Vashee (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

List price:	£75.00
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ISBN 10:

1855674270

ISBN 13:

9781855674271

Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

6 November, 1997

Pages:

368

Description:

This is the first volume of a study by the United Nations University to investigate the changes taking place world-wide in armed forces, arms industries and all other military-related activity.

Synopsis:

Since the mid-1980s there have been substantial cuts in military spending everywhere except Pacific Asia. The reasons are both political, such as the end of the Cold War, democratization in Africa and Latin America, and economic, with structural adjustment programmes, debt and cuts in public spending. This is the first volume of a study by the United Nations University to investigate the changes taking place world-wide in armed forces, arms industries and all other military-related activity. The main conclusion of the study is that a fundamental transformation is taking place in the nature of warfare. It argues that recent wars arose from the disintegration of state structures. Participation in wars is low, compared with earlier wars, as are casualties. However, the new wars are very disruptive in social terms. The book argues that it is possible to identify a certain logic to the new wars which can be analyzed so as to provide a basis for alternative forms of conflict prevention and resolution.

Illustrations:

10 maps

Publication:

Imprint:

Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Returns:

Non-returnable

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