政府治理對國防預算之影響－－亞太地區國家分析

THE IMPACTS OF GOVERNMENT GOVERNANCE ONDEFENSE BUDGETS - EVIDENCES FROM ASIA-PACIFICCOUNTRIES

經貿合作使全球有表面上的和平，然而國際局勢並非完全寧靜。亞太地區的經濟發展與我國經貿發展息息相關，亞太區域的軍事衝突卻是隱憂。國防武力在維護國家安全上扮演主要角色，因此瞭解國防預算的影響因素仍是探討經濟發展的重要議題。過去關於國防預算的研究多著重於外部環境因素的探討，缺乏從政府治理角度切入，本研究探索政府治理對國防預算編配的影響。本研究採縱橫分析方法探討政府治理各面向對國防預算之影響，樣本為16 個亞太地區國家2002 年至2014 年資料，結果顯示政府在「監管品質」及「貪腐控制」兩面向對國防預算有顯著正向影響，而「政治穩定與反暴力／反恐怖主義」則是有顯著負向影響。本研究期能提供有關當局新的思維模式，做為政策推行時之參考，也彌補相關研究在量化文獻之不足。

Economic and trade cooperation makes the world peace superficially; but the currentinternational situation is not completely calm. Asia-Pacific region, threatening by militaryforces, is the most important economic and trade markets for our country. Defense forceplay a major role in national security; therefore, it is very important to understand factorsinfluencing defense budgets for the purpose of economic development. In the past, theresearches on defense budgets focus mainly on external environment factors, and seldomput attention on government governance. This is an exploratory study that focuses on theeffect of government governance on defense budgets.This study examines the impacts of government governance on defense budgets byusing Panel Analysis. The sample covers 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region for theperiod 2002 to 2014. The results show that “Regulatory Quality” and “Control ofCorruption” have significant positive impact on defense budgets, and “Political Stabilityand Absence of Violence / Terrorism” has a significant negative impact. This studyprovides a new insight for the relevant authorities and remedies the insufficiency ofquantitative research in government governance.