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Military Expenditure, Spin-off and Economic Development

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The economics of military spending are examined in less developed countries. Defense spending can depress development through savings, investment and balance of payments. Spin-off benefits in technological progress, research and development, and skill creation demand are minimal.

Author: Deger, S., Sen, S.
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishers
Publication Name: The Journal of Development Economics
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0304-3878
Year: 1983
Defense spending

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Thinking about developmental states in Africa

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Issues relating to developmental states in Africa are presented. A study proposes that the country has included states which were developmental in regards to their economic performance and their aspirations, which need to be closely evaluated for future benefit.

Author: Mkandawire, Thandika
Publisher: Academic Press Ltd.
Publication Name: Cambridge Journal of Economics
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0309-166X
Year: 2001
Economic aspects, Africa

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Capstone or deadweight? Inefficiency, duplication and inequity in South Africa's tertiary education system, 1910-93

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The time series on South African tertiary education is presented and the discrimination in it is highlighted. The data reveals that strong differences exist both within and between different parts of the tertiary education system.

Author: Fedderke, Johannes, Raphael de Kadt, Luiz, John
Publisher: Academic Press Ltd.
Publication Name: Cambridge Journal of Economics
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0309-166X
Year: 2003
Government domestic functions, South Africa, Analysis, Discrimination in education, Educational discrimination, Education policy

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