Skip to main content
  • Textbook
  • © 2021

Defense Economics

An Institutional Perspective

  • Discusses the economic problems of military organizations from an institutional perspective

  • Analyzes the efficiency and effectiveness of military performance

  • Offers solutions to the challenge of defense economics analysis and armed forces management

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Institutions and Armed Forces

    • Marcus Matthias Keupp
    Pages 23-65
  3. Effectiveness of Military Performance

    • Marcus Matthias Keupp
    Pages 67-91
  4. Efficiency of Military Performance

    • Marcus Matthias Keupp
    Pages 93-114
  5. Opportunities for Reform

    • Marcus Matthias Keupp
    Pages 115-134
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 135-138

About this book

This textbook examines the economic problems of military organizations from an institutional perspective. It discusses the efficiency and effectiveness of military performance, using a capability-based conceptualization. Constitutional, historical and economic considerations complement the analysis. Neither the analysis nor the conclusions depend on any specific armed force, culture, organization, or language. On the contrary, the challenge of defense economics analysis and armed forces management is reduced to a fundamental economic problem, and solutions to this problem are offered. 
 
This book is a must-read for students, scholars and practitioners interested in a better understanding of defense economics. 
 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Military Academy, Birmensdorf ZH, Switzerland

    Marcus Matthias Keupp

About the author

PD Dr. Marcus Matthias Keupp leads the Department of Defense Economics at the Military Academy of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. An economist by training, he specializes in interdisciplinary work with a strong focus on empirical methods, grounding his approach in institutional theory. His academic achievements won numerous awards and honorable mentions.  

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access