Peace Economics: The Structural Elimination of Conflict Preconditions
Peace Economics: The Structural Elimination of Conflict Preconditions A Systems Analysis of the Liana Banyan “Book of Peace” Architecture Authors: Liana Banyan Research Division Date: February 2, 2026 Version: 1.0 Abstract This paper presents a theoretical and practical framework for “Peace Economics” — the systematic elimination of conflict preconditions through economic architecture rather than diplomatic intervention. Drawing on the Liana Banyan platform’s sixteen-initiative structure, we demonstrate how poverty, ignorance, and lack of opportunity can be addressed through structural design, creating conditions where conflict becomes economically irrational. The paper introduces the “Book of Peace” taxonomy — a knowledge architecture organized around peace-building categories — and proposes metrics for measuring structural peace creation. ...