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Evolving Roles of the Military in Developing Countries

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The Evolution of Development Thinking

Part of the book series: Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development ((POEID))

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Military roles in developing countries are numerous, complex, and highly variable— both in specific details and how these details change through time. Any overall survey of these matters is a challenge. Fitting the military as a distinct institutional entity into our organizing framework of theory, doctrine, and practice proves helpful.

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© 2016 William Ascher, Garry D. Brewer, G. Shabbir Cheema, and John M. Heffron

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Ascher, W., Brewer, G.D., Cheema, G.S., Heffron, J.M. (2016). Evolving Roles of the Military in Developing Countries. In: The Evolution of Development Thinking. Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137560391_9

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