This article attempts to determine the extent to which domestic economic conditions have influenced le vels of defence expenditure in five ASEAN countries since the early 1960s. Whilst aspects of data qua lity preclude a precise conclusion, it seems that domestic economic forces do exert at...

It is commonly believed that defence expenditures have a particular ability to compete government financial resources away from other activities, especially education and health. This article uses a number of methods to test for the existence and strength of such trade-offs in a large number of...