Military Expenditures and the Economy - A Critical Approach

Military Expenditures and the Economy - A Critical Approach Book Description “All the creative, innovative power of capitalism and imperialism; We are living in a time when the dynamism of 'one who can build while destroying' is exhausted. For the last forty years, this duo has condemned the people of the world to market brutality and destruction. Western societies gradually lost the savings of the welfare state. The main element of the traditional functions of the state that did not erode was military expenditures under the name of 'defence'. Adem Yavuz Elveren's book sheds light on the contradictions of capitalism embodied in the phenomenon of military expenditures.” Korkut Boratav “At a time when violence is prevalent in the world, Military Expenditures and Economy explain to us the economic reasons for the accumulation of violence for capital. Capital first and foremost produces and organizes profit, which is its reason for existence. The nature of capital is brutality. "Adem Elveren competently discusses and exemplifies the desire of capital for continuous accumulation (growth) and the consequences of this orientation in different countries." Ahmet Haşim Köse “Military Expenditures and Economy focuses on the relationship of the army, which is the leading violent apparatus of the capitalist state, with the vitality of capitalism. Elveren's book is original because it questions military spending in terms of its relationship with the sustainability of capitalism. “His research is also an important contribution to the field of quantitative Marxist economics, as it examines the impact of these expenditures on the rate of profit, the criterion of capitalism's vitality.” E. Ahmet Tonak (From the Promotional Bulletin)