Political and Military Sociology
Subtitle: The Social Implications of National Defense : an Annual Review
By: Bruce D. McDonald III, editor
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781315126586
Subjects: Political sociology; Military Sociology; Sociologie politique; Sociologie militaire
Description: "Political and Military Sociology, Volume 41 explores the social elements and impact of national defense. The origin of government is a response to a society's common interest in security and defense. In recent years, security and defense issues, and government responses, have become increasingly prominent in societies around the world. Despite intermittent pushes for privatization, however, security and defense have remained core functions of government. In this volume Bruce D. McDonald III investigates the historiography of the defense-growth relationship. Lachezar G. Anguelov and Robert J. Eger III consider the social impact with a case study of the Republic of Serbia. Maximiliano Mendieta and Bruce D. McDonald III consider the social spillovers of the sector that arise after the completion of a soldier's service. Paul Kellogg considers why some countries have fared well when others have been slow to rebound. Hamid E. Ali studies pork barrel spending in the United States. Susan Sample, Brandon Valeriano, and Choong-Nam Kang broaden the understanding of the defense sector to include its output. Hamid E. Ali and Ubah A. Adan conclude the volume with a study on conflict and infant and child mortality rates. Traditionally, national defense is viewed solely in military terms. As part of their national security objectives, many defense sectors have undertaken a variety of social programs. While the existence of social programs is known, what remains uncertain is how they spill over from the sector to society at-large and what is the impact of that spillover."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "First published 2013 by Transaction Publishers"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Chapter What We Do and Do Not Know: The Social Implications of Defense  -- Bruce D. McDonald III; title: chapter The Social Impact of the Defense Sector: How Defense Sector Efforts Contribute to Education and Quality of Health in Disadvantaged Regions in Serbia  -- Lachezar G. Anguelov and Robert J. Eger III; title: chapter Spillovers of Veterans Hospice Care: The Economic and Social Impact of Palliative Care --; title: chapter 0D[LPLOLDQR0HQGLHWDDQG%UXFH'0F'RQDOG, Welfare State vs. Warfare State: Toward a Comparative Political Economy of Militarism in Canada and the United States  -- Paul Kellogg; title: chapter Income Inequality and Distributive Politics: Evidence from Pork Barrel and Social Spending  -- Hamid E. Ali; title: chapter The Societal Determinants and Impact of Military-Spending Patterns  -- Susan G. Sample; title: chapter & RQLFW7 SHVDQG & KLOGDQG, QIDQW0RUWDOLW 5DWHV Evidence from Panel Data  -- Hamid E. Ali; title: chapter Book Reviews --; title: chapter In This Issue