Publisher's Synopsis
"The Burdensharing Debate - a Reassessment" examines the history and assumptions behind the divisive question of allied contributions to the common defence.;Burdensharing is an attempt to reallocate defence spending within the framework of an alliance. This book examines the methodology of the burdensharing debate since the early fifties and focuses on the political, economic and military ramifications of the alleged inequalities in the NATO defence expenditure burden. Not only does the book draw some lessons for alliance management but its findings are applicable to other areas, beyond Europe, where there are disputes about who should fund a common defence effort.
