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Article: Foreign aid and military spending: military spending has dropped significantly in recent years in the North and the South, but in both regions it remains far too high...
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- Ploughshares Monitor
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- March 1, 1997
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Demilitarization is on the international political agenda. Whether from the perspective of northern donor governments interested in the efficient management of dwindling development assistance funds or southern governments and NGOs faced with the enduring crisis of scarce capital, the substantial human and material resources still consumed for military purposes are eyed with growing envy. Economic interest is reflected in the emerging concept of "common" or "human" (1) security, which recognizes that the security of individuals and communities depends significantly on a commitment to recovering resources from non-productive military spending and making them available for ...
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