Military Expenditure and Arms Trade Alternative Data Sources |
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| Author:
| Wakeman-Linn, John
Happe, Nancy Louise |
| Series title: | IMF Working Papers |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4519-6070-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1994 |
| Publisher: | International Monetary Fund
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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Analysis of the economic impact of military expenditures and arms trade is frequently hampered by the limited amount of transparent, comprehensive data. Country-specific information can be supplemented, however, by data from multicountry statistical sources. This paper describes seven publications which provide multicountry statistics on military expenditure and trade--the information each source conveys, as well as the differences in coverage and definition--to assist the analyst in...
More DescriptionAnalysis of the economic impact of military expenditures and arms trade is frequently hampered by the limited amount of transparent, comprehensive data. Country-specific information can be supplemented, however, by data from multicountry statistical sources. This paper describes seven publications which provide multicountry statistics on military expenditure and trade--the information each source conveys, as well as the differences in coverage and definition--to assist the analyst in understanding how to use this data. Comparisons of the data reported by the various sources reveal numerous, significant differences, particularly in data on military expenditures.