Chanaa Jane

She is the author of the book : "Guns or Growth ? Assessing the Impact of Arms Sales on Sustainable Development"

Buying arms; selling lives: critical roles in arms control

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The world spends US$ 900 billion on defence each year, but only around US$ 50 billion on development aid. Across Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East, an average of US$ 22 billion is spent annually on arms. This sum would enable those regions to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of achieving universal primary education and reducing infant and maternal mortality. Instead one child in five does not complete primary school, more than 10 million children die each year, and (...) read

date of on-line publication : 25 October 2007