MACMILLAN The Military as an Economic Actor: Soldiers in Business (International Political Economy Series)

Armed forces across the globe engage in economic activities both in times of war and peace. This book provides a critical analysis of this phenomenon, comparing experiences with 'military business' from four continents (Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America). Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the volume shows the implications of 'military business' for civil-military relations, good governance and international development policies. About the Author ARNOLDO BRENES CASTRO Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture of Costa Rica TAI MING CHEUNG PhD student at King's College, University of London KSENIA GONCHAR Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia LESLEY MCCULLOCH writer and former lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania in Australia THOMAS SCHEETZ Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes in Buenos Aires, Argentina TIMOTHY SHAW Director of the Institute for Commonwealth Studies at the School for Advanced Studies of the University of London, UK AYESHA SIDDIQA-AGHA Independent Security Analysts and a former Ford Fellow, Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), Germany CARLYLE THAYER Professor, School of Politics of the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra, Australia KEVIN CASAS ZAMORA PhD student, Univeristy of Oxford, UK