{"product_id":"serfs-soldiers-citizens-military-effectiveness-and-the-social-contract-hardcover-1","title":"Serfs, Soldiers, Citizens: Military Effectiveness and the Social Contract - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael P. Jasinski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerfs, Soldiers, Citizens: Military Effectiveness and the Social Contract\u003c\/i\u003e evaluates the democratic advantage theory of military effectiveness and advances a counterargument that military effectiveness is more closely related to patterns of wealth redistribution and social mobility. While these phenomena are often seen as inherent to democracies, in practice autocratic states can display those qualities, too. Additionally, both democracies and autocracies tend to change policies toward improving military effectiveness following wars that went poorly for them, and that shift does not always entail a move towards greater democracy. There are many instances of a country, following a defeat, adopting better policies on social mobility and wealth redistribution and yet become more autocratic, then displaying superior effectiveness in conflict in comparison with an earlier war. Autocratic states have an advantage of more rapid preparation for a war they anticipate, while democracies are better at improving their policies toward greater military effectiveness once engaged in a war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Michael P. Jasinski, associate professor of political science is the author of two other books, \u003ci\u003eSocial Trust, Anarchy, and International Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eExamining Genocides: Means, Motive, and Opportunity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eJoshua Grunske completed his B.A. in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and later earned an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47356329689337,"sku":"9781666934496","price":194.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/0vZTUQW7Vy9781666934496.webp?v=1782358183","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/serfs-soldiers-citizens-military-effectiveness-and-the-social-contract-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}