Determinants of Military Expenditures in Developing Countries
Abstract
Relatively few studies have examined the patterns of government
spending policy in developing countries and, in particular, the amount
of central government budgets allocated to defense.
In an early work, Martin and Lewis 1 analyzed the size and composition
of public expenditures and revenues for 16 countries, 10
of which can be classified as developing. Public expenditures were
divided into current and capital expenditures and for each group a
functional classification was made. For current expenditures, it was
found that the richer countries spent more than poorer countries
relative to GNP on defense, public debt, social security programs, and
food and agricultural subsidies. The relative importance of the remaining
government expenditures (basic expenditures) was not related to
per capita income.
Description
Arms Control, December 1987.
Refereed Journal Article
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