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Romania The Military and the National Economy
The Ceausescu regime pursued a policy designed to
ensure that
the armed forces would not become an unacceptable burden
on the
economy. In fact, the armed forces during the 1970s and
1980s made
important economic contributions, providing cheap labor
and
managerial cadres. As economic problems mounted in the
mid-1980s,
the government curtailed military spending and broadened
the use of
the armed forces in the civilian economy. At the same
time, the
arms industry earned badly needed hard currency through
weapons and
matériel exports.
Data as of July 1989
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