Methodology for the comparison of military expenditures

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cepal.callNumberLC/W.21
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.idSade22549
cepal.jobNumberS2005023 E
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cepal.projectUNF/UNFIP Project on Strengthening Democratic Governance of the Security Sector in Latin America (2004-2005)
cepal.regionalOfficeSantiago
cepal.topicEngPUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
cepal.topicSpaINGRESOS Y GASTOS PÚBLICOS
cepal.workareaEngSTATISTICS
cepal.workareaSpaESTADÍSTICAS
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL
dc.contributor.entityNU. Centro Regional para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe
dc.contributor.entityNU. Departamento de Asuntos Políticos
dc.coverage.spatialEngLATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T15:18:51Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T15:18:51Z
dc.date.issued2005-07
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography
dc.description.abstractExecutive summary The objective of this report is to assess the extent to which the standardized methodology developed by ECLAC for Argentina and Chile in 1999-2001 is applicable to comparisons among other countries, as well as the adaptations that may be needed for that purpose, and to develop an expanded and more general methodology for the comparison of military expenditure (or defence spending);. For this purpose, the present report consists of six chapters and six annexes. Chapter I, "Introduction: setting the stage", seeks to place the issue of measuring military expenditures in the context of what are termed "confidence-building measures" (CBMs); at the international level, on the understanding that such measures are designed to reduce the danger of armed conflict and miscalculations of military activities that could give rise to apprehension and a variety of unpredictable reactions on the part of some States. Chapter II, "The measurement of defence spending in Latin America and the Caribbean: considerations and initial proposals", is the most extensive and is based on the premise that the 2001 ECLAC paper on Argentina and Chile is an acceptable starting point for the present report. Consequently, some relevant parts of "A common standardized methodology for the measurement of defence spending" are reviewed in some detail. Furthermore, the methodology related to national defence is also linked to the studies regularly prepared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF); to measure defence spending at the world level. In addition, and by way of comparison, the chapter highlights the activities carried out by the United Nations, and particularly by its Department for Disarmament Affairs, over the past 25 years on the subject of a standardized instrument for reporting military expenditures. Subsequently, and in the same chapter, the work regularly performed by other national and international institutions that prepare defence expenditure reports, generally with broader analytical categories, is examined in parallel. In this regard, the London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS); and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI); stand out. Finally, the chapter reviews some of the tasks in this area carried out by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Verification and Compliance (formerly ACDA);, and, from other perspectives, for the Latin American region by the Security and Defence Network in Latin America (RESDAL); and the Latin America Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO);. Chapter III, "Other aspects of defence spending measurement in Latin America and the Caribbean", is divided into three sections. The first focuses on the qualitative and quantitative linkages that exist between the IMF concept of defence spending and the category defined in the ECLAC standardized methodology as the G1 (basic); level, which is based on the expenditures of ministries of defence. In this connection, the two approaches are reconciled, with the intention of supporting them in the future. In the second section of the chapter, a G2 (expanded); level of the ECLAC standardized methodology on defence spending is introduced, highlighting the importance of including and duly distinguishing cases where net pension expenditures for retired military personnel and their families are added to and included in the national defence expenditure measurement. Finally, the third section of chapter III reviews some complementary subjects. Among them, reference is made to the G3 (total); level of the ECLAC standardized methodology for the measurement of defence spending. In addition, several conceptual indicators are proposed, with a view to improving the comparative evaluation of the military expenditures of different countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Chapter IV, "Internal security and defence expenditures", begins by emphasizing that, within the defence expenditure accounted for by individual countries, there may be some significant items of expenditure allocated to internal security. These items relate to exceptional tasks under the heading of internal security that are commonly found in some countries of the region, such as the fight against drug trafficking and against guerrilla movements, other subversive movements and terrorism. In principle, all the global systems for reporting "military" or "defence" expenditure, including standardized reporting systems, deal only with external security expenditure to protect the country from external threats. A review of these systems' methodology for compiling information, however, reveals no evidence that the reported data exclude the internal disbursements made by some ministries of defence and military institutions for internal security tasks. For that reason, it is asserted in this chapter that the calculation of defence expenditure net of internal security expenses should involve, first, an analysis of the units or institutions that clearly perform internal security functions and that are included in the initial defence expenditure reported under standardization processes. Second, the region's armed forces themselves could also be performing other internal security functions that are still considered part of defence expenditure in the different national and international information systems. These expenses should be recognized and measured with the standardized measurement procedures devised for this purpose. Chapter V, "Arms transfers: separate from but complementary to defence spending", begins by pointing out that, even though the topic of arms transfers is not included in the terms of reference of this report on transparency in military expenditure, the conceptual and practical links between these two issues are evident. The first section of that chapter reviews the experience of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, which was introduced in 1978. In this respect, it is affirmed that the Register plays an important confidence-building role by discouraging the excessive and destabilizing accumulation of arms. The second section focuses on the Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions, which was adopted in 1999 by the Organization of American States (OAS);. Regarding this matter, it is stressed that the categories of weapons in the OAS Convention are based on the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms. Lastly, the third section examines other international and national institutions that track arms transfers, especially SIPRI and IISS, whose annual reports provide different background information that is not strictly comparable. Also, it is indicated that the United States has two public institutions devoted to the issues of arms transfers and United States foreign military sales. Chapter VI, "Conclusions and recommendations", indicates that the research and appraisals presented in the body of this report give rise to 14 specific recommendations. Consequently, considering the particular characteristics of the study, the chapter is organized in summary fashion to facilitate the presentation of these recommendations. This could also make it easier in the future to follow up on some of the initiatives that may be suggested by this report. The annexes are as follows: Annex 1, Standardized measurement of defence spending: this is the Argentina-Chile "non-paper" presented by the two Governments to the ECLAC secretariat on 22 December 1999. Annex 2, Main international sources of information on defence spending: this reproduces chapter II of ECLAC (2001);. Annex 3, The IMF "defense function": this provides details on the functional classification proposed by IMF (2001);. Annex 4, Transparency of military expenditure: information note on the subject prepared for this report (2004);. Annex 5, The seven categories of conventional arms covered by the United Nations Register: this presents details on what provisions are in force with regard to the matter (2004);. Annex 6, Summary of basic information and topics to be considered in developing a standardized methodology for the comparison of military expenditures: specially prepared for this report (2005);.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/3544
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription66 p. : tabls.
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisher.placeSantiago
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dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo21
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dc.subject.unbisEngMEASUREMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngMILITARY EXPENDITURES
dc.subject.unbisEngNATIONAL SECURITY
dc.subject.unbisEngNON-OFFENSIVE DEFENCE
dc.subject.unbisSpaDEFENSA NO-OFENSIVA
dc.subject.unbisSpaGASTOS MILITARES
dc.subject.unbisSpaMEDICION
dc.subject.unbisSpaSEGURIDAD NACIONAL
dc.titleMethodology for the comparison of military expenditures
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