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100 1 _aHEO Uk
245 0 _aThe political economy of defense spending around the world
260 _aNew York:
_bThe Edwin Mellen Press,
_c1999
300 _a144p.
440 _aStudies in world peace, volume 10
520 3 _aAn 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.
650 _aDEFENCE ECONOMICS
650 _aPEACE DIVIDEND
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