This preliminary study examines the problem of tradeoffs between defense and different sectors of economic activity. The findings demonstrate the inappropriateness of the techniques used in a number of previous studies. The evidence also suggests that the extent to which a sector is affected by...

This paper examines the development of general government finance and employment within fifteen industrialized democracies during the post-World War II era. Annual time series, extending, where possible, from 1950 through 1988, are analyzed (as well as detailed in the appendix to the paper)....

This paper describes a project focused on the theoretical value of realism to the study of international relations. A large number of the primary assumptions and propositions within realism are detailed and evaluated in light of results drawn from studies using a simulation model of a multistate...

This paper provides a description of the government resource allocation models in GLOBUS. Based on the behavioral theory of decision-making, these models emphasize the conflictual processes involved in the construction of government budgets. Attention is given to the "top-down" and "bottom-up"...