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.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
1988
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
105-110
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Development Economics
Volym
28
Issue
1
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Elsevier
Ämne
- Economics
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0304-3878