Some thoughts on regional science models and their potential uses in Europe today

Introduction It has now been about four decades since the birth of the interdisciplinary social science discipline of Regional Science. It was a productive time when new ideas were emerging in different social science disciplines like Management Science, Behavioral Science etc. From the beginning, the focal point was abstract spatial model building, without much explicit reference to application. Lately, there has been a movement towards application in developed, as well as developing countr..

Some thoughts on regional science models and their potential uses in Europe today

Introduction It has now been about four decades since the birth of the interdisciplinary social science discipline of Regional Science. It was a productive time when new ideas were emerging in different social science disciplines like Management Science, Behavioral Science etc. From the beginning, the focal point was abstract spatial model building, without much explicit reference to application. Lately, there has been a movement towards application in developed, as well as developing countr..

Introduction. Economics of globalisation : which way now?

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Développement, conversion et développement régional

International audienceDisarmament leads to the decline of the arms industry, a reduction in military employment and the workforce of its suppliers, and a reduction in the sectorial and regional activities involved. Many analysts have argued that there are dividends from disarmament, due to the reduction in the crowding-out effects of military activities on civilian investments. However, in the short term, a disarmament process can lead to sectorial crises due to obsolete arms production capital and the need to make other investments to revive the sector. Similarly, for regions heavily invested in the military sector, disarmament leads to an economic crisis that can only be countered initially by strong civilian investments. It is therefore necessary for the state to conduct sectorial and regional policies adapted to these forms of economic crisis.Le désarmement conduit au déclin des industries d’armement, à la réduction des emplois dans l’armée et des les effectifs de ses fournisseurs et une réduction des activités sectorielles et régionales concernées. De nombreux analystes ont développé l’existence de dividendes du désarmement, du fait de la réduction des effets d’éviction des activités militaires qui s’exercent inéluctablement sur les investissements civils. Cependant, sur le court terme, un processus de désarmement peut conduire à des crises sectorielles du fait d’un capital de production d’armement devenu obsolète et de la nécessité d’engager d’autres investissements pour relancer la filière. De même, pour les régions très investies dans le secteur militaire, le désarmement conduit à une crise économique qui ne peut être combattue, au départ, que par de forts investissements civils. Il convient alors pour l’Etat de conduire des politiques sectorielles et régionales adaptées à ces formes de crises économiques

INTRODUCTION. THE CONTROVERSIAL ECONOMIC QUESTION OF PEACE AND WAR

International audienceEconomic analyses of peace and war are controversial. Economic theories on the violence of economic factors are heterogeneous. The economy is a factor and an instrument of war, but with the process of globalisation, many economists consider that economic knowledge becomes a factor of peace. It is therefore interesting to analyse the influence of economic powers of nations on the effects of domination and global conflicts, the influence of economic variables on human security, the determinants of military expenditure, the economic impact of terrorism, the economic reorganisation of the military sector, the industrial establishment of defence in Russia, the evolution and future of European defence companies, peacekeeping operations, humanitarian actions and sustainable development, economic intelligence, the economic consequences of the environment, and the approach to conflicts by race and gender.Les analyses économiques sur la paix et la guerre sont controversées. Les théories économiques sur la violence des facteurs économiques sont hétérogènes. L'économie est un facteur et un instrument de guerre, mais avec le processus de globalisation, beaucoup d'économistes considèrent que la connaissance économique devient un facteur de paix. Il est alors intéressant d'analyser l'influence des puissances économiques des nations sur les effets de domination et les conflits globaux, l'influence des variables économiques sur la sécurité humaine, les déterminants des dépenses militaires, l'impact économique du terrorisme, la réorganisation économique du secteur militaire, l'implantation industrielle de la défense en Russie, l'évolution et l'avenir des entreprises de défense européennes, les opérations de maintien de la paix, les actions humanitaires et le développement durable, l'intelligence économique, les conséquences économiques de l'environnement, et l'approche des conflits par la race et le genre

Introduction: The controversial economic question of peace and war

International audienceThere are two main doctrines about the relation between war and national economy. The first considered that economy based on the market is a cause of war. The second one established that market and economic knowledge are essential for the realization of peace

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War, peace and security

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Postscript : economics of globalisation

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