MILITARY EXPENDITURE, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, AND POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN GREECE AND TURKEY

Authors : Jurgen BRAUER

Pages : 1-23

Doi:10.1501/Intrel_0000000044

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Publication Date : 2001-05-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This article contains an overview of the literatüre on the economics of military affairs in Greece and Turkey as of December 1999. In particular, it reviews a arms race models, b models of the demand for military expenditure, c models measuring the economic impact of military expenditure, and d macroeconometric simulations that model reductions in military expenditure. Some thoughts on the political economy of conflict resolution between and within Greece and Turkey will be offered as a conclusion.
Keywords : Military Expenditure, Arms Race, Conflict Resolution, Greek Turkish Relations