Conspicuous Consumption in International Relations
by
Lilach Gilady
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
If wars are costly and risky to both sides, why do they occur? Why engage in an arms race when it’s clear that increasing one’s own defense expenditures will only trigger a similar reaction by the other side, leaving both countries just as insecure—and considerably poorer? Just as people buy...