The «peace dividend»: Defence, economy and social spending in Spain in the second half of the 20th century

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  • José Jurado Sánchez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihe.2016.07.018

Keywords:

Peace dividend, Social spending, Military expenditure, Investment and economic growth, H51, H52, H53, H56, N40, N44

Abstract

An attempt is made to determine whether the reduction of military spending in the second half of the twentieth century in Spain generated economic and social benefits like those in other countries. For this aim, a series of constant prices has been constructed using the GDP, GFCF, budget balance, national debt, military spending, education spending, health spending and the other main social sector expenditures. The comparison of these series show that a peace dividend existed, particularly from the establishment of democracy onwards. Between 1950-1975 and 1976-2000 periods, military costs (defence spending as percentage of GDP) declined by a factor of 4, while social sector expenditures, especially health and education, increased by a factor of 3.

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Jurado Sánchez, J. (2019). The «peace dividend»: Defence, economy and social spending in Spain in the second half of the 20th century. Investigaciones De Historia Económica, 14(2), 118–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihe.2016.07.018

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