NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE PUBLIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF DEFENSE AND WELFARE EXPENDITURES IN FOUR MODERN DEMOCRACIES: 1950-1970
In: Policy sciences: integrating knowledge and practice to advance human dignity ; the journal of the Society of Policy Scientists, Volume 6, Issue 4, p. 423-446
ISSN: 0032-2687
THIS ARTICLE COMPARES EXPENDITURE DECISIONS IN FOUR "WESTERN" DEMOCRACIES (AUSTRALIA, SWEDEN, THE U.S.A., AND THE U.K.) IN THE POLICY AREAS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND ALL EXPENDITURES FROM 1950 TO 1970. IN ADDITION, NATIONAL INCOME IS USED AS A MEASURE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE FOUR COUNTRIES.