Politics and ethics in post-Cold War demilitarization

Empirical evidence for decision traps and value tradeoffs

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12439799
AutoresCraig Summers (Laurentian University, autor de correspondencia), Suzanne N Morin (0000-0002-4317-492X), Suzanne Morin
Año1995
Volumen1
Número4
Páginas343-364
Fecha de publicación1995-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPeace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1207/s15327949pac0104_4
OpenAlexW2085297453
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas27

For several years following the Cold War, it has been difficult to reduce military expenditures because of the reliance of communities and individuals on the economic benefits. Maintaining armed forces that exceed security needs may contribute to arms proliferation and a variety of opportunity costs domestically. Individuals in the defense infrastructure may therefore be in a trap in which the risks of protecting one's livelihood become difficult to justify. In the survey reported in this article, groups receiving military income gave greater support to military expenditures than the general public. To consider whether this could be explained as a decision trap, the effect of removing economic incentives was evaluated. After military bases were closed in two communities, individuals who lost military income were found to support economic conversion at levels comparable to those found in the general public. The personal interests of those involved in the defense infrastructure, which have existe

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