When Military Restrain the Rule: Philosophy and Indications

Ayub, Mehar and Ahsanuddin, Muhammad (2001): When Military Restrain the Rule: Philosophy and Indications. Published in: Journal of Management and Social Sciences , Vol. 2, No. 1 (April 2006): pp. 49-54.

Abstract

It was concluded in the literature that military is merely a symptom of underlying political difficulties, a neutral force, which mechanically moves into the political area when a vacuum is created. Armed forces took control over the political management only in those economies where magnitude of military power was greater in relation with the size of economy: a higher defense expenditure to GDP ratio lead the control of political management by armed forces.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Coupolgy; Economic Performance; Defence Expenditures
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H1 - Structure and Scope of Government > H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government; Z - Other Special Topics > Z0 - General

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