text: ChalGiqessee The Econorw and Defenae sDending, Proiections and choices in for U. S. Iim (Nen York, Caf,negie Endonnentfor InternatlohaL Peace, !2/ In the national accounts of many countrLes, exPenditures on durable nilitary goods are included under the heading of invest[Ents. Ttlis is doneprimarily for statisttcal reasons. I{everthelesa, one has to keep in mind that the production of those products do not add to t}le Productive caPacity, so in that sense they cannot be called invesEnent6. The rne thodolog ical aspects are largely discussed in Military E<penditurea, Gronth and FluctuaEions (Paris, International Ec ononic Associatlon lieeting, June 19821 . 43/ see Enile Benoit' rcronth and hfence in Developing Counttiesrr, lbonqnic Developnent and Change, vol. 26 (ilanuary 1978), pP. 27L-280. !:!/ P'J.t Kirk, nDlsarnanent and &ononlcs" addreas delivered at the New zeatand National Consultative Connittee on DisartrEment, 27 ,tune L981. 45/ See Collin lilitrman, op. cit. 46/ see Lloyd J. Drnas, "The Inpact of the !4ilitary Budget on the Dornestic Econony', Current Research on Peace and violence l2/L980't ' pp. 73-83. and Military Policv (Washington, D. C., March 48/ These exanples are given in Bernheln Booss and nasmus ole Rasnusaen, "Challenging Scientiflc anal Technological Proble[6 for a Better use of Earthrs Resources", Peace and the Sciences (2,/79) (vienna, International Institute for Peace) , pp. 75-7 8. 4 9,/ Ibid. 50/ See Alf Rrlrk, op. clt. 5V See David carlton and casto schaef (eds. ), Arrns control and Technological fnnovation (Iondon, 1977). A/ 37 /386 English lnnex Page 73 libtes 52/ See Daniels S. Greenburg, 'Will R+D Hog It A11?u' The Washington Post (I8 November 1980). see also Harvey Brooks' "Technology' Evolution and Purposen, Daedalus (winter 1980) , pP. 79-80. 53/ A/32/884ev.I (United Nations Publication, sales No. E.78.Ix.1), para. 88' 54l lbid., para 89. 55 For different national perspectives on the technological and economic
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the economic and scientific aspects of military spending and its impact on the economy, with references to various publications and research papers. It seems to be focusing on the relationship between military expenditure and productive capacity, as well as the role of technology and innovation in military spending.