Notes on the Political Economy of War

Streeck, Wolfgang

doi:10.4337/roke.2024.03.04

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Notes on the Political Economy of War

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Streeck, Wolfgang
Projekte der Emeriti, MPI for the Study of Societies, Max Planck Society;

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Streeck, W. (2024). Notes on the Political Economy of War. Review of Keynesian Economics, 12(3), 293-307. doi:10.4337/roke.2024.03.04.

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Written in an essayistic style, this paper explores some of the facets of the complex dynamics of modern warfare, probing the dynamic nature of conflicts; the role of technology and technological progress – the means of destruction as distinguished from the means of production – in modern war; the role of the United States in the globalization of warfare; asymmetric war between civilization and barbarism; and new distinctions between good and bad war, together with new concepts of heroism and mercenaryism. The paper also touches on the socio-cultural impacts of war, including its potential to foster unity or exacerbate divisions within societies.