Curing Poverty Helps National Security

Gary Shiffman

Chapter 9 in Economic Instruments of Security Policy, 2006, pp 142-154 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract During the past two decades, often motivated by compassion, the international donor community has spent over $1 billion on development assistance for sub-Saharan Africa. The economic results have been poor—the area’s growth rate has averaged zero percent. Some policy analysts, however, argue that despite these mediocre results, there is another, overriding reason why we must provide aid to such impoverished regions—it is a matter of national security.

Keywords: Gross Domestic Product; National Security; Government Spending; Gross Domestic Product Growth; Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230505377_10

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