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Improving military expenditure decisionmaking in sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Geoff Harris

    (University of Kwa-Zula Natal, Durban, South Africa)

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This article begins by emphasizing that the number and intensity of armed conflict has fallen substantially but that military expenditure levels in sub-Saharan Africa have nonetheless increased, largely as a result of South African expenditure. The article attempts to answer two questions. First, how can the budget of the security sector be allocated so as to result in effective and efficient security outcomes? Second, how can an appropriate level of military expenditure for a country be determined? It finds that there is a strong case for the military to be treated like any other government activity in terms of justifying its expenditure and being transparent in budgetary terms.

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  • Geoff Harris, 2010. "Improving military expenditure decisionmaking in sub-Saharan Africa," Economics of Peace and Security Journal, EPS Publishing, vol. 5(2), pages 38-44, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:epc:journl:v:5:y:2010:i:2:p:38-44
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    Keywords

    Peace; security; military expenditure;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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