Citation

Matthews R. Def. Peace Econ. 1994; 5(4): 315-338.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10430719408404802

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper examines the role of the military in Pakistan, particularly in regard to civil-military relations and defence industrialisation. Pakistan's military expenditure is relatively high, but apart from investment multipliers, little of this spending filters through to the civil sector. Pakistan's defence-industrial strategy centres on rebuild and Chinese technological collaboration. However, while this 'capital-saving' approach has merit, the strategy has thus far failed to stimulate broader civil development linkages. A conclusion of this paper is that Pakistan is failing to maximise the strategic dual-use benefits of integrating civil-military activity.