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Military expenditures in developing countries: a comment on Deger and Sen

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Summary, in English

This note contains a criticism of an article by Deger and Sen (1983) who discuss the causes of military expenditure in less developed countries. It is argued that their utility function is unsuitably specified and that the conclusions drawn may be called into question. Moreover, it is doubtful whether the concept of a benevolent government that maximizes a single utility function is conducive to an understanding of actual decision problems in the majority of LDCs.

Publishing year

1988

Language

English

Pages

105-110

Publication/Series

Journal of Development Economics

Volume

28

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Economics

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0304-3878