New Economy of Security

• NCJ Number: 241261
• Journal: Global Crime Volume: 13 Issue: 4 Dated: November 2012 Pages: 312-319
• Author(s): Michael C. Williams
• Date Published: November 2012
• Length: 8 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article gives an overview of the economics of crime and war.

Abstract

New security dynamics present significant theoretical and empirical challenges. This article suggests that Pierre Bourdieu's ideas about an 'economics of practice' provides a fruitful means for exploring and explaining many of these transformations. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.