| Wars boost economic growth | |
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| Mar 12, 2008 04:53 |   |
| guest1312 | Hello, I was doing a research about the wars that boosted economic growth. Could you help me? In the world history, coutless wars happened, but how many wars boosted the economic growth? For instance, the Opium War boosted Uk's economic growth. Do you know any other wars that boosted economic growth? I am trying to gather information about these wars. Thank you in advance! |
| Mar 12, 2008 05:29 | #1 |
 | A vast subject with many, many questions and questionable answers. You might start with research on books pertaining to "arms dealers" and their role in how wars are started and what part they played in supplying the countries (even both sides at the same time). Another angle would be the profits made from an increase in "illegal drugs" that result from the "supposed" freeing of the people from oppression i.e. China's Opium War(?), the Viet Nam War, Afghanistan, South and Central American conflicts. |
| Mar 13, 2008 23:21 | #2 |
| War is a winner-take-all game. You can find numerous wars that boosted the winner's economic growth. |
| Mar 13, 2008 23:25 | #3 |
| You might also read about US President Dwight Eisenhower's warning about the dangers of the military-industrial complex. |
| Mar 13, 2008 23:50 | #4 |
| Probably the country with the biggest net gain from war was the U.S. after WW2 as it was the main creditor nation to other countries that were rebuilding from the destruction. How much of this debt was collected , I have no idea, as much was written off. This propelled the U.S. economy thru the mid 1970's, but from that time forward the the labor force has declined in prosperity. |
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