The Theoretical and Methodological Bases of the Analysis about the Influence of the Military Expenditures on the Economic Development 
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Teoretické a metodologické východiska analýzy vlivu vojenských výdajů na ekonomický vývoj
The Theoretical and Methodological Bases of the Analysis about the Influence of the Military Expenditures on the Economic Development

Author(s): Rudolf Urban, Miroslav Krč
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Ekonomický ústav SAV a Prognostický ústav SAV
Keywords: economic growth; military expenditures; alliance defence; positive and negative influence of military expenditures; military expenditures also long-term capital

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the analysis of the determination of the economy through the military expenditures and their place in economic model at the developing and the developed countries. It is curried out the evaluation of the analyses, which are dealing with the studies about the relationship between the military expenditures and economical growth. It is evaluating the relationship of the military expenditures and the alliance defence. Generally, it is proved neither unambiguously positive nor negative influence of the military expen-ditures on the economical growth. While “the effect of the externality” could be positive, “the effect of demand” (redirecting of resources) would be perhaps negative. The general effect of military expenditures seems to be in both directions marginal. It follows, that even though the military expenditures have dollar gap shortage impact on the contemporary economical growth, they doesn't need consider even harmful or too high. The military expenditures in consequence their function can operate like the long-term capital investments perforce, which are must for political stability of the state.

  • Issue Year: 58/2010
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 45-60
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Czech