Arming The South: The Economics Of Military Expenditure, Arms Production And Arms Trade In Developing Countries; Editor: Dunne, Paul J.; Editor: Brauer, Jurgen; Hardback; Book

Editor: Dunne, Paul J.; Editor: Brauer, Jurgen
Hardback; Book; Figures, Tables, Graphs, Index
448 pages
Published: May 2002
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 0333754409

After marked reductions in military spending in the 1990s, military budgets around the world are on the increase. In this book, renowned authorities re-examine the economics of military expenditure, arms production and arms trade in developing nations. It includes analysis of military spending in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and new forms of civil conflict as well as nine case studies (Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, sub-Saharan Africa, Greece, Turkey, Guatemala, and Chile). The book will serve as a valuable contribution to the fields of both development economicsand security studies.Contributing to the fields of both development economics and security studies, this volume re-examines the economics of military expenditure, arms production and arms trade in developing nations.