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The political economy of predation : manhunting and the economics of escape

Title
  1. The political economy of predation : manhunting and the economics of escape / Mehrdad Vahabi (University Paris 8 and Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne).
Published by
  1. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
  2. ©2016
Supplementary content
  1. Cover image
Author
  1. Vahabi, Mehrdad, 1959-

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Description
  1. xxi, 406 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "Still in early stages of development, conflict theory presents a growing interest in understanding the economic costs and benefits of conflicts. In this book, Mehrdad Vahabi analyses one type of conflict in particular: manhunting, or predation, in which a dominant power hunts down its prey and the goal of the prey is to escape and thus survive. This contrasts with traditional warfare, in which two (or more) powers enter into a conflict and the goal is to fight to win domination. The economics of escape casts light on costs and benefits of predatory activities, and explores the impact of violence as an impediment to developing countries with respect to assets structure. This book is unprecedented in its research and thought and develops a new theory of predation in economics that makes a significant contribution to the field"--
Subject
  1. Power (Social sciences)
  2. Predation (Biology)
  3. Escapes
  4. Violence
  5. Male domination (Social structure)
  6. Interpersonal relations
  7. International relations
Contents
  1. 1. Introduction; 2. The meaning of predation; 3. Domination, manhunting and conflictual costs and benefits; 4. Rational conflict theory, paradox of war and strategic manhunting; 5. Appropriation, violent enforcement and transaction costs; 6. Appropriation, the state space and the economics of escape; 7. Predatory nature of the state and democracy.
Call number
  1. JFE 16-2142
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-390) and index.
Author
  1. Vahabi, Mehrdad, 1959- author.
Title
  1. The political economy of predation : manhunting and the economics of escape / Mehrdad Vahabi (University Paris 8 and Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne).
Publisher
  1. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Copyright date
  1. ©2016
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-390) and index.
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  1. Cover image
LCCN
  1. 2015028164
ISBN
  1. 9781107133976 (hardback)
  2. 1107133971 (hardback)
Research call number
  1. JFE 16-2142
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