The Socio-Economic Perspective for the Guns Vs. Butter Trade-Off in the European Union Countries
At the NATO Wales Summit in 2014, European allies agreed to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence.1 However, the break-out of the Russo-Ukrainian war increased EU countries efforts to spend more on military capability not only because of solidarity in the alliance, but also as an effect of the support...
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| description | At the NATO Wales Summit in 2014, European allies agreed to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence.1 However, the break-out of the Russo-Ukrainian war increased EU countries efforts to spend more on military capability not only because of solidarity in the alliance, but also as an effect of the support for Ukraine, let alone a rising security threat to their communities. Economic theory provides evidence that all-kind resources are limited, including public ones, therefore, many EU countries are facing or will face a fiscal challenges concerning the trade-off between military and non-military expenditure in the coming years. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-703f8eaab5fd43468acbf32daa3cac102025-08-20T03:20:13ZengSciendoFolia Oeconomica Stetinensia1898-01982025-06-0125133735310.2478/foli-2025-0017The Socio-Economic Perspective for the Guns Vs. Butter Trade-Off in the European Union CountriesWaszkiewicz Grzegorz0Kutasi Gábor1Marton Ádám2Military University of Technology, Warsaw, PolandLudovika University of Public Service, Budapest, HungaryLudovika University of Public Service, Budapest, HungaryAt the NATO Wales Summit in 2014, European allies agreed to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence.1 However, the break-out of the Russo-Ukrainian war increased EU countries efforts to spend more on military capability not only because of solidarity in the alliance, but also as an effect of the support for Ukraine, let alone a rising security threat to their communities. Economic theory provides evidence that all-kind resources are limited, including public ones, therefore, many EU countries are facing or will face a fiscal challenges concerning the trade-off between military and non-military expenditure in the coming years.https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2025-0017warmilitary spendingwelfarecluster analysisc38h56i38 |
| spellingShingle | Waszkiewicz Grzegorz Kutasi Gábor Marton Ádám The Socio-Economic Perspective for the Guns Vs. Butter Trade-Off in the European Union Countries Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia war military spending welfare cluster analysis c38 h56 i38 |
| title | The Socio-Economic Perspective for the Guns Vs. Butter Trade-Off in the European Union Countries |
| title_full | The Socio-Economic Perspective for the Guns Vs. Butter Trade-Off in the European Union Countries |
| title_fullStr | The Socio-Economic Perspective for the Guns Vs. Butter Trade-Off in the European Union Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Socio-Economic Perspective for the Guns Vs. Butter Trade-Off in the European Union Countries |
| title_short | The Socio-Economic Perspective for the Guns Vs. Butter Trade-Off in the European Union Countries |
| title_sort | socio economic perspective for the guns vs butter trade off in the european union countries |
| topic | war military spending welfare cluster analysis c38 h56 i38 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2025-0017 |
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