Military Spending in Eastern Europe,

Abstract

This report provides military expenditure estimates for the Northerm Tier countries of the Warsaw Pact (Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, and Poland) and Hungary, assesses the political and economic factors that determine these spending levels, and discusses the probable course of military spending in these countries over the next several years. These estimates suggest that the defense budgest reported by the East Europeans contain most major components of military spending. A statistical analysis of factors that may determine military spending levels indicates the primary determinant is available resources--i.e., utilized national income. The prospects for large surges in military spending in the next few years are therefore low.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA181413

Entities

People

  • Keith Crane

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Aircrafts
  • Budgets
  • East Germany
  • Eastern Europe
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Systems
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • International Trade
  • Investments
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Statistical Analysis

Readers

  • Economics
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).