The political economy of defense spending around the world

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The political economy of defense spending around the world - New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1999 - 144p. - Studies in world peace, volume 10 .

An analysis of the relationship between defence spending and economic development (sometimes described as the security-prosperity dilemma). The study attempts to discover whether and to what extent the "peace dividend" expected with the ending of the Cold War actually exists, and whether the positive or negative effects are related to to the level of economic development of a country.

077348017X (hbk.): 79.95 US


DEFENCE ECONOMICS
PEACE DIVIDEND