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 current international situation is not completely calm. Asia-Pacific region, threatening by military forces, is the most important economic and trade markets for our country. Defense force play a major role in national security; therefore, it is very important to understand factors influencing defense budgets for the purpose of economic development. In the past, the researches on defense budgets focus mainly on external environment factors, and seldom put attention on government governance. This is an exploratory study that focuses on the effect of government governance on defense budgets. This study examines the impacts of government governance on defense budgets by using Panel Analysis. The sample covers 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region for the period 2002 to 2014. The results show that “Regulatory Quality” and “Control of Corruption” have significant positive impact on defense budgets, and “Political Stability and Absence of Violence / Terrorism” has a significant negative impact. This study provides a new insight for the relevant authorities and remedies the insufficiency of quantitative research in government governance.