Military expenditure, threats, and growth

Journal of International Trade and Economic Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-155

  Aizenman, Joshua ^a   Glick, Reuven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Economic growth; External threats; Military expenditure

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; MILITARY INTERVENTION;

EID: 33745384245     PISSN: 09638199     EISSN: 14699559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638190600689095     Document Type: Article

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