"This book explores the causal link between GDP and military expenditure, and other economic and political indicators of the countries of different status of developments for the period of formal wars to till date. It surveys the interdependences between the national output and military or defense expenditure and provides an updated progress in the present research arena"-- Provided by publisher.

A volume in the Advances in Public Policy and Administration (APPA) Book series -- title page.

Section 1. Link between military expenditure and economic growth. Chapter 1. Conflict risk and defense expenses and their impact on the economic growth -- Chapter 2. Military expenditure, economic growth, and foreign policy implications : the case of Ghana and Nigeria within the ECOWAS, 1986-2016 -- Chapter 3. Defense expenditure and economic performance in SAARC countries -- Chapter 4. The relationship among military expenditure, high technological product exports, and economic growth : an econometric analysis for selected economies -- Chapter 5. Integrated fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS model for optimization of national defense management based on inclusive growth drivers using SWOT analysis -- Chapter 6. Impact of military expenditure on domestic economy : a CGE modelling approach for India -- Chapter 7. Dynamics of public expenditure on defense and economic growth pattern in developed and Developing Countries -- Chapter 8. Military expenditure and economic growth relationship revisited in some South Asian countries : with special reference to India -- Chapter 9. Public expenditure on defense and economic development : a comparative study on India and China -- Chapter 10. The impact of military spending on economic development : a study of the Indian economy -- Chapter 11. Military expenditures and income inequality : empirical evidence from North American countries -- Chapter 12. FDI inflows and military expenditure : a study across the emerging market economies -- Chapter 13. FDI liberalization in defense industry and the question of self-reliance in India -- Chapter 14. Trend and impact of military expenditure on economic growth in South Asia -- Section 2. Impact of military expenditure on social and political resources. Chapter 15. The opportunity costs of military expenditure -- Chapter 16. Relationship between military expenditure, economic growth, and social expenditure in India, China, and Bangladesh -- Chapter 17. Defense-education expenditure nexus in economic growth of Nigeria -- Chapter 18. Defense expenditure and its impact on health in the SAARC countries -- Chapter 19. Military expenditure in India : trends and its relation with GDP and education expenditure -- Chapter 20. Military spending, terrorism, and economic growth vinculum in India : an empirical morphology of the post-reform period -- Chapter 21. Political economy of growth effects of defense expenditure in Nigeria -- Chapter 22. Military budget, war against Boko Haram insurgency, and its impact on Nigerian politics and economy -- Chapter 23. Trade-off between defense and development : a time series study in India -- Chapter 24. Women, armed conflicts, and violence : an IHL and Indian legal perspective -- Chapter 25. Human and military development : a paradox analyzed in the context of India.