Abstract

The Impact of Military Spending on The Economic Growth of Arab Spring Countries

Highlights

  • Provide its security against internal and external threats

  • A series of statistical tests should be carried out on the variables represented in the study model and for a sample consisting of five Arab spring countries, this is illustrated in the table 1 below: Table 1

  • The military expenditure impact on economic growth by Arab governments remain a big question that is yet to be answered in the empirical literature

Read more

Summary

Introduction

Provide its security against internal and external threats. Governments arrange the share they separate for defense spending by taking the welfare of their country into consideration. If they feel a threat, they decrease the investments which will increase the welfare of the country and increase defense spending. Many countries separate more share to defense spending compared to education, health and infrastructure expenditures. In scope of international relations and from the point of view of European Union and France, Mediterranean region has a strategic importance. Security gap in many Arab countries constitutes a threat for all Mediterranean and Southern Europe. It is important to examine the defense spending of Mediterranean countries and the effects of these expenditures on their economies

Objectives
Results
Conclusion
Full Text
Published version (Free)

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call