Bove, Vincenzo and Brauner, Jennifer (2016) The demand for military expenditure in authoritarian regimes. Defence and Peace Economics, 27 (5). pp. 609-625. doi:10.1080/10242694.2014.925325

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Abstract

This paper examines whether there are systematic differences in military spending between different types of autocratic regimes. We view military expenditure as an instrument a dictator can exploit in order to stay in power. How he utilises this instrument depends on the institutional set-up of his regime. We distinguish between military regimes, single party states and personalist regimes, and predict that military regimes should have the highest, whereas personalist dictatorships should have the lowest level of military spending. Using panel data on 64 dictatorships from 1960 to 2000, we find empirical evidence that our hypotheses are not rejected.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures, Authoritarianism
Journal or Publication Title:	Defence and Peace Economics
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISSN:	1024-2694
Official Date:	2016
Dates:	Date Event 2016 Published 17 June 2014 Available 12 May 2014 Accepted
Volume:	27
Number:	5
Number of Pages:	17
Page Range:	pp. 609-625
DOI:	10.1080/10242694.2014.925325
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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