{"product_id":"the-wages-of-peace-nils-petter-gleditsch-9780803977501","title":"The Wages of Peace: Disarmament in a Small Industrialized Economy","description":"With the end of the Cold War, many nations have set about cutting their military spending, and visions of a large  peace dividend′ have emerged. Yet, even today, the arms race remains one of the major projects of humankind, and one of the most unproductive. \u003cb\u003eThe Wages of Peace\u003c\/b\u003e explores some of the consequences and opportunities stemming from the resulting peace dividend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book charts a middle course between extravagant claims about the improvements in welfare, development or the environment which may be funded by the peace divided, and dire assessments of how militarized economies will collapse as a result of disarmament spiced with warnings that the savings have already been squandered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nils Petter Gleditsch,Adne Cappelen,Olav Bjerkholt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803977506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803977501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nils Petter Gleditsch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48216507678975,"sku":"9780803977501","price":228.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5dec4fee-14c8-4e2f-bae7-fb97252f43e8.jpg?v=1771991467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wages-of-peace-nils-petter-gleditsch-9780803977501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}