Governance in defense resources management: experience of the United States

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The article considers the peculiarities of state management of defense resources from the standpoints of micro-budgeting and macro-budgeting. The attention is focused on the regulatory framework, which contributes to the effective management of defense resources. The administrative rules and specifics of the organizational structure of the defense management system are considered as well. The institutional norms, which are established in the estimation of efficiency of management of defense resources, are investigated, in particular, the norms of state budgeting are analyzed in detail. These are perspective directions of management of defense resources according to the experience of the United States, among which were singled out: change of the regulatory framework, administrative rules, organizational structure and attraction of additional financial resources.

Author Biographies
  1. Vladyslav Sotnyk, Central Scientific Research Institute of Armament and Military Equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

    Candidate of Technical Sciences, Senior Research

  2. Viktoriia Sotnyk, Center for Military and Strategic Studies of the National Defense University of Ukraine

    Candidate of Economic Sciences, Senior Researcher

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2023-12-31
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Vol. 40 No. 4 (2023): Weapons and military equipment
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Governance in defense resources management: experience of the United States. (2023). Weapons and Military Equipment, 40(4), 3-8. https://doi.org/10.34169/2414-0651.2023.4(40).3-8

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