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Words and Deeds in Soviet Foreign Policy: The Case of Soviet Military Expenditures

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  • Zimmerman, William
  • Palmer, Glenn

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This article describes several techniques for predicting Soviet military expenditures on the basis of an analysis of the annual budget speech by the Minister of Finance. Using the Shishko-Nincic series as an indicator of actual ruble increments in the Soviet defense budget, more than four-fifths of the variance in the change in Soviet ruble expenditures for defense can be explained by an interactive model that combines a) the Finance Minister's changing characterizations of the United States and imperialism, b) his depiction of Soviet military intentions, and c) the planning cycle. This finding suggests that even in a relatively low information system such as the Soviet Union, its leadership believes it must depict the broad contours of the budget even with respect to military expenditures. The result is that the Soviet Union provides more information about important matters than Western analysts have hitherto realized.

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  • Zimmerman, William & Palmer, Glenn, 1983. "Words and Deeds in Soviet Foreign Policy: The Case of Soviet Military Expenditures," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 77(2), pages 358-367, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:77:y:1983:i:02:p:358-367_24
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    1. Richard K. Herrmann, 1985. "Analyzing Soviet Images of the United States," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 29(4), pages 665-697, December.

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