Politics and ethics in post-Cold War demilitarization

Empirical evidence for decision traps and value tradeoffs

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ID12439799
AutoresCraig Summers (Laurentian University, autor correspondente), Suzanne N Morin (0000-0002-4317-492X), Suzanne Morin
Ano1995
Volume1
Fascículo4
Páginas343-364
Data de publicação1995-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPeace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1207/s15327949pac0104_4
OpenAlexW2085297453
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências 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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