Development and Disarmament: The Meaning

Lawrence Klein

Chapter 3 in The Economics of International Security, 1994, pp 14-19 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The title of this chapter is motivated by the UN document stating principles for stimulating advancement in developing countries through the medium of disarmament.1 The title sounds very good (in languages besides English, too), although the word ‘development’ should be interpreted broadly, not simply as economic growth but as ‘good’ growth and spiritual growth as well as materialistic growth. After all, the reduction of the likelihood of war is a benefit all by itself, whether or not it opens the way for development. Also, ‘disarmament’ is not meant to encompass the total elimination of arms, just significant reductions: significant enough to make citizens feel comfortably free in their daily lives, yet with a maintenance of fundamental national security and personal safety.

Keywords: Human Development Index; Military Expenditure; Military Spending; Defence Spending; Multilateral Agency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-23695-4_3

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