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Jacques Fontanel () and Jean-François Guilhaudis ()
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Jacques Fontanel: CESICE - Centre d'études sur la sécurité internationale et les coopérations européennes - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - IEPG - Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble
Jean-François Guilhaudis: CESICE - Centre d'études sur la sécurité internationale et les coopérations européennes - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - IEPG - Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble

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Abstract: The analysis of disarmament for development aims to find a solution to the paradox of the production of weapons intended to destroy when the basic needs of entire Nations are not met. It would therefore be a misappropriation of wealth, which poses both economic and political problems. The question of international security should not be overlooked, however. The question of the opportunity cost of the military effort is difficult to calculate, as conflicts do not end with the absence of weapons. Finally, it is necessary to reflect on the relationship between disarmament and development that seems so obvious at first glance, while its establishment produces divergent effects between countries, without however improving the peaceful stability of international relations.

Keywords: Disarmament; Development; Military spending; International aid; Désarmement; Développement; Dépenses militaires; Aide internationale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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Published in ARES, 1986, La course aux armements et le désarmement, 1986, pp.3-10

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