The Wages of Peace
Disarmament in a Small Industrialized Economy
- Nils Petter Gleditsch - Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and PRIO, Norway
- Ådne Cappelen - Statistics Norway
- Olav Bjerkholt - Statistics Norway
`Stimulating and useful. It is both broad in scope, reviewing much international literature... well discussed and reasoned. There are ample tables and figures... A good work, many readers will find [the book] thought-provoking and stimulating' - Mershon International Studies Review
`The authors have been studying the economic impact of military spending for many years, and this book is the culmination of their work. Although the main conclusion is unlikely to be a surprise, the contribution of the book comes at a number of other levels. Answering the substantive question, the effect of defence cuts on Norway, allows the authors to focus on the results of a large international literature, advocate a model-based methodology and provide an exemplar for similar studies in countries where the problem is more pressing.... The authors consider a wide variety of possible consequences, including effects on the environment and global development. They finish with a discussion of Norwegian security decisions.... This work is an excellent guide for other country studies on the effects of disarmament' - Journal of Peace Research