The Demand for Military Spending in Developing Countries
Numerous studies have estimated demand for military expenditure in terms of economic, political and strategic variables. Ten years after the end of the Cold War, this paper attempts to ascertain if the new strategic environment has changed the pattern of determinants, by estimating cross-country demand functions for developing countries for periods during and just after the Cold War. The results suggest that, for both periods, military burden depended on neighbours' military spending and internal and external conflict. Democracy and population both relate negatively to military burden. There is little evidence of a change in the underlying relationship between the periods.
Year of publication: |
2003
|
---|---|
Authors: | Dunne, Paul ; Perlo-Freeman, Sam |
Published in: |
International Review of Applied Economics. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0269-2171. - Vol. 17.2003, 1, p. 23-48
|
Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis Journals |
Saved in:
Online Resource
Saved in favorites
Similar items by person
-
The demand for military expenditures in developing countries : hostility versus capability
Dunne, Paul, (2008)
-
The demand for military spending in developing countries
Dunne, Paul, (2003)
-
The demand for military spending in developing countries : a dynamic panel analysis
Dunne, Paul, (2003)
- More ...