Harrison, Mark, 1949- (2011) Capitalism at war. Working Paper. Coventry: Department of Economics, University of Warwick. (CAGE Online Working Paper Series). (Unpublished)

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The nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of capitalism; the twentieth century saw the bloodiest wars in history. Is there a connection? The paper reviews the literature and evidence. It considers first whether capitalism has lowered the cost of war; then, whether capitalism has shown a preference for war. Both questions are considered comparatively. Neither question receives a clear cut answer, but to simplify: Yes; No.

Item Type:	Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Capitalism , Keynesian economics , Finance, Public -- Europe -- History -- 19th century, World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects, World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects
Series Name:	CAGE Online Working Paper Series
Publisher:	Department of Economics, University of Warwick
Place of Publication:	Coventry
Date:	October 2011
Volume:	Volume 2011
Number:	Number 60
Number of Pages:	24
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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