Accession Number:

ADA148998

Title:

Toward a Theory of Military Involvement in National Development in Underdeveloped Countries

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS

Personal Author(s):

• Bautista, Fredelino S.

Report Date:

1984-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

126.0

Abstract:

This study examines the proposition that military institutions in underdeveloped or developing countries offer significant advantages when they are given a role in national development. The investigation focuses mainly on the non-military and non-political role of the military. Evidence shows that in many underdeveloped countries today, the political role of the military becomes dominant and leads it to assume political power. More than fifty percent of the member states of the United Nations are run by military regimes or civil-military coalitions dominated by officers. However, evidence also shows that military institutions today have been performing non-political tasks that support civilian institutions and which produce results that enhance human welfare and national development.

Descriptors:

• *CIVIL AFFAIRS
• *DEVELOPING NATIONS
• *UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS
• ECONOMICS
• GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN)
• THESES
• ENGINEERING
• MILITARY APPLICATIONS
• INTERVENTION
• MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS
• PHILIPPINES
• SOCIAL WELFARE
• COMMUNITY RELATIONS
• MILITARY GOVERNMENT
• CIVIC ACTION
• EDUCATION
• MANAGEMENT
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• MILITARY OPERATIONS

Subject Categories:

• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Government and Political Science

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE