The Military in Politics and Democracy: Its Impact on Government Spending for Education and Health.

Objective: There is considerable debate over the determinants of government spending, but few studies have considered the impact of the military in politics. This article examines how the military in politics and democracy and the interaction between them might affect the allocation of government sp...

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Publicado en:Social Science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell) Vol. 101; no. 5; pp. 1810 - 1827
Autor principal: Shin, David
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Sep2020
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        Intergenerational mobility
        Class differences
        Sociodemographic factors
        Political trust (in government)
        United States politics & government
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          Intergenerational mobility
          Class differences
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          United States politics & government
      ab: Objective: There is considerable debate over the determinants of government spending, but few studies have considered the impact of the military in politics. This article examines how the military in politics and democracy and the interaction between them might affect the allocation of government spending. Methods: I use a variety of econometric specifications, including pooled‐OLS, panel data with random effects and fixed effects estimation, and a panel data set of 129 countries from 1984 and 2013. Further, the SGMM estimator is used to check for robustness. Results: The empirical results show that the military in politics has a significant negative impact on education spending. The results also indicate that the interaction between the military in politics and democracy has a positive impact on government spending for education and health. Conclusion: The results suggest that policies to reduce military involvement in politics, combined with those to increase civilian control of the military, would have a considerable impact on social development.
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