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The cold war, great-power traditions and military posture: Determinants of British defence expenditure after 1945

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  • Keith Hartley

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Since 1945 the UK has changed from Great Power to leading nation status. The stylised facts are outlined and the determinants of UK defence spending are analysed using social welfare and public choice models. The military criteria for leading nation status are considered and the costs of such status are estimated. The conclusion suggests a possible UK defence budget for a medium-size economy.

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  • Keith Hartley, 1997. "The cold war, great-power traditions and military posture: Determinants of British defence expenditure after 1945," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(1), pages 17-35.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:defpea:v:8:y:1997:i:1:p:17-35
    DOI: 10.1080/10430719708404867
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    1. Claudia Perez-Formes & Alain Cuenca, 2001. "Nato in the post-cold war: An empirical analysis," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(5), pages 487-496.
    2. Ugurhan G. Berkok & Binyam Solomon, 2011. "Peacekeeping, Private Benefits and Common Agency," Chapters, in: Derek L. Braddon & Keith Hartley (ed.), Handbook on the Economics of Conflict, chapter 11, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    3. Douch, Mohamed & Solomon, Binyam, 2017. "Demand for Military Spending: The case of the MENA Region," MPRA Paper 88689, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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