The concept of economic war as a field of scientific research
Abstract In the new conceptualization of economic war, the ambiguity of this concept is considered and the need for its clearer definition is justified. The difference between economic competition and a real economic war is emphasized, and the importance of their differentiation is noted. The concept of economic war is associated with acute economic competition, when aggressive strategies such as the "poor neighbor" policy are used to improve the relative economic situation of a country. The article argues that this is not a real "war", since the intention is not to destroy others, but an economic conflict for the sake of improving the situation. In addition, the paper examines the historical origin of the term "economic war", its ascent to the ideas of mercantilism and subsequent development in modern economics. The question is raised about the appropriateness of usingthe term "economic war" to describe the intense commercial confrontation between competing economies, suggesting that it may not accurately reflect the nature of economic competition. In general, the purpose of the article is to form a clearer and more nuanced understanding of the concept of economic war in order to avoid confusion and misinterpretation.
Keywords: economic war, economic weapons, competition, conflict, international political economy, ne-omercantilism.
Highlights:
♦ the analysis of economic schools and directions developingthe concept of economic war and/or using the term "economic war" in their theories was carried out;
♦ it was determined that in the scientific economic literature authors put different contents into the concept of "economic war", their conceptual difference was shown;
♦ the importance of further development of the theoretical foundations of the functioning of economies in conditions of vulnerability and dependence on external strategies undertaken by other countries is substantiated;
♦ the author`s understanding of economic war is given, which relates to the logic of destruction and violence.
rina V. Degtyareva, Fadwa ben Brahim - Institute of Economics, Management and Business of the Ufa University of Science and Technology, Ufa, Russia