Beyond the “Sinew of War”: The Political Economy of Security as a Subfield

IF 9.7 1区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Annual Review of Political Science Pub Date : 2019-05-13 DOI:10.1146/ANNUREV-POLISCI-050317-070912

Paul Poast

引用次数: 9

Abstract

Since at least Cicero, we have known that “money is the sinew of war.” Is it possible for a political economy of security (PES) subfield to contribute knowledge beyond Cicero's claim? This article aims to delineate the boundaries of a PES subfield by using the classic “guns versus butter” trade-off to define the existing literature within the subfield. Thinking seriously about this trade-off, including conditions under which a trade-off may not exist, raises a host of questions. The two most direct questions are: How does consuming “guns” influence the consumption of “butter”? And how does using “guns” influence the consumption of “butter”?

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超越“战争的血脉”:安全的政治经济学的一个分支

至少从西塞罗开始，我们就知道“金钱是战争的源泉”。政治安全经济学(PES)的分支领域是否有可能贡献出西塞罗主张之外的知识?本文旨在通过使用经典的“枪炮vs黄油”权衡来定义该子领域内的现有文献，从而划定PES子领域的边界。认真思考这种权衡，包括可能不存在权衡的条件，会引发一系列问题。两个最直接的问题是:“枪”的消费如何影响“黄油”的消费?使用“枪”又如何影响“黄油”的消费?

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Annual Review of Political Science POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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15.20

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4.60%

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