Böcker av Keith Hartley

This Element introduces defence economics. It presents the recent history of the subject and its range of coverage. Traditional topics covered include models of arms races, alliances, procurement and contracting, personnel polices, industrial policies and disarmament. Newer areas covered include terrorism and the economics of war and conflict.

Brings together works from one of the most important private collections of modern and contemporary art, the D.Daskalopoulos Collection with key pieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, providing a new context for both collections.

An authoritative, non-technical introduction to the economics of the arms industry by one of the world's leading defence economists.

One challenge faced by NATO arises from its relationship with the European Union as Europe develops a defence and security identity and a procurement policy. This volume aims to demonstrate how concepts from economics and other social science disciplines can be applied to regional defence issues.

Identifies the typical questions raised by economists when studying defence policy, shows how simple economic analysis can be used to answer these questions and provides a critical evaluation of defence policy. This book also identifies the range of choices facing the various governments with examples taken from the UK, Europe and the USA.

This authoritative book provides an up-to-date survey of the field of defense economics, synthesizing and unifying the vast range of literature in this area. All aspects of the economics of defense, disarmament, conversion and peace are embraced, analyzing both the demand and supply issues of defense spending.

Using simple economic methods while accounting for political and institutional factors, this book presents a political economy viewpoint of NATO's current and future status.

Fascinating compare-and-contrast examination of Eduardo Paolozzi and Andy Warhol and their fascination with the machine in their art. A great introduction to the work of both artists.

John Bellany (born 1942) helped change the course of painting in Scotland. His intensely felt paintings of fisherfolk and their precarious life at sea were a direct challenge to the much diluted Scottish colourist tradition and its landscapes and still lifes.