Thinking about War and Economics / Penser la guerre, penser l'�conomie

The production and the management of wealth on one hand, and the guarantee of the security of assets and of people on the other, constitute the two main pillars of human activity. But what are the bonds that link war and economy? Is the homo bellicus a different figure than the homo economicus ? Christian Schmidt is a professor at Paris IX -Dauphine, President of the International Defense and Economic Association and an expert at the United Nations.