Military expenditure and economic growth in the Middle East

Military Expenditure and Economic Growth in the Middle East

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-172

  Wahid, Latif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84864649452     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230250765     Document Type: Book

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