Argentina, 1945-1971

Military Assistance, Military Spending, and the Political Activity of the Armed Forces

Bibliographic Data

ID4897477
AuthorsDavid L Feldman (0000-0003-2288-5017, corresponding author)
Year1982
Volume24
Issue3
Pages321-336
Publication date1982-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1937 • E-ISSN: 2162-2736
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/165500
OpenAlexW2783916165
LanguageEN
References cited16

The existence of a relationship between foreign military assistance, domestic military spending, and the political activity of the armed forces in developing nations is a widely assumed yet little documented phenomenon. This article explores the association between these three variables in Argentina and offers a model which could be used for the analysis of their relationship in other nations.Prior studies have largely focused upon the correlation between the first two variables and the incidence of military takeovers (the classicgolpe). The model presented here examines less discernible activities which have not been analyzed previously, although many observers have suggested that they may constitute significant measurements of the military's involvement in politics

Armed conflict · Development economics · Economics · Military personnel · Military theory · Phenomenon · Physics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Politics and Society in Latin America

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