Strategic Studies Quarterly

Abstract      This aricle examines the national Security factor in economicdevelopment policy. Surprisingly, few post - war works on economicdevelopment explicity address national Securrity issues. The result isthat economic development has been treated in the literature as if itwere formulated without regard to the internal and/or externalthreats facing Third World regimes.      Kapstein in this article discusses the Link between economic andnational Security policies in Third World Countries. Specifically, itwill argue that national Security concerns have influenced the scope,timing and trajectory of economic development. National Securityhas also played a role in determining the geographical location andownership of those capital-intensive projects which are important tothe military and the choice of technology employed in the project.