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SUMMARY:New Perspectives on the Economic History of War - Jari Eloranta\, 
 University of Helsinki
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CONTACT:Aleksandra Dul
DESCRIPTION:Many economic historians have engaged in the study of war in r
 ecent decades. Economic\, business\, social\, and global historians have m
 ade significant contributions to our collective understanding of actors’
  decisions in various historical periods\, and we have learned more about 
 the general processes that drive conflicts. A new volume\, titled Routledg
 e Handbook on the Economic History of War\, addresses some key issues pert
 aining to conflicts\, such as why the world wars were so utterly destructi
 ve and what drives trends in global violence. Our findings can be condense
 d into six stylized facts that provide new views on the economic history o
 f war: 1) the evidence on the number of conflicts and violence over severa
 l centuries is mixed\, depending on the indicator and regional focus chose
 n\, yet the conclusion that violence has been decreasing over time is not 
 entirely clear\; 2) the deadliness of conflicts has remained substantial\,
  with technology increasing the bang-for-the-buck at an accelerating rate\
 ; 3) while there may be evidence of a decline in violence after the Second
  World War\, this has mostly focused on the West\, and intra- and extra-st
 ate wars have persisted\; 4) the emergence of a stronger state was tied in
 to the evolution of greater state capacity and military spending in the ea
 rly modern period\, and the total wars of the subsequent centuries increas
 ed this demand\, despite the development of the welfare states\; 5) real (
 in constant dollars) global military spending has increased exponentially 
 over the last two centuries\, but the relative spending of richer\, mature
  democracies has stagnated or even declined during and after the Cold War\
 ; 6) wars have increased the political influence of arms producers\, and t
 he biggest exporters of weapons can persistently be found in the West\, wh
 ile the biggest importers remain in the Global South\, representing enduri
 ng persistence effects of the colonial histories. In addition to the data 
 and research related to these stylized facts\, we will also discuss briefl
 y the key findings of the volume in the thematic areas: fiscal\, military\
 , and monetary capacity\; war and institutions\; economic warfare\; busine
 ss and war\; and economic effects of war.\n\n"Join us on Teams":https://te
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LOCATION:Room 12\, Faculty of History\, and on Teams
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