Publication
Dec 2011
Military expenditure in Latin America has been increasing rapidly. In order to examine whether statistical evidence supports the idea that military spending increases have come at the expense of social spending, this study analyzes trends in military, health and education expenditure in the region during the period 1995–2009, and explores what relationship—if any—exists between these trends.
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Author | Sam Perlo-Freeman |
Series | SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security |
Issue | 2 |
Publisher | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) |
Copyright | © 2011 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) |