Bücher der Reihe Routledge Economics and Popular Culture Series

War Movies and Economics applies ongoing research in the relatively new genre of economics in popular media to Hollywood¿s war movies. Whether inadvertently or purposefully, these movies provide numerous examples of how economic principles often play an important role in military conflict.

War Movies and Economics applies ongoing research in the relatively new genre of economics in popular media to Hollywood¿s war movies. Whether inadvertently or purposefully, these movies provide numerous examples of how economic principles often play an important role in military conflict.

Government collapsing? Zombies hunting you down? Not to worry! Economics holds the keys to survival. Often known as "the dismal science", it is particularly equipped to reveal order in what seems like chaos. This book draws from popular culture to show economic principles at work in the dystopian societies depicted in TV, literature and film.