| Description |
xiv, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Routledge studies in defence and peace economics ; 8 |
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Routledge studies in defence and peace economics ; 8
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part I Theory and Policy 15 -- 1 Do offsets mitigate or magnify the military burden? 16 -- by Lloyd J. Dumas -- 2 Using procurement offsets as an economic development strategy 30 -- by Travis Taylor -- 3 Mandatory defense offsets - conceptual foundations 44 -- by Stefan Markowski and Peter Hall -- 4 Economic aspects of arms trade offsets 54 -- by Jurgen Brauer -- 5 Arms trade as illiberal trade 66 -- by Ann Markusen -- 6 Defense offsets: policy versus pragmatism 89 -- by Ron Matthews -- -- Part II Cases 103 -- 7 Comparing British and German offset strategies 104 -- by Jocelyn Mawdsley and Michael Brzoska -- 8 Offsets and the Joint Strike Fighter in the UK and the Netherlands 117 -- by Keith Hartley -- 9 Nordic offset policies: changes and challenges 137 -- by Bjdrn Hagelin -- 10 Evaluating defense offsets: the experience in Finland and Sweden 149 -- by Elisabeth Sk6ns -- 11 Offsets in Belgium: between Scylla and Charybdis? 164 -- by Wally Struys -- 12 The defense industry in Poland: an offsets-based revival? 172 -- by Stefan Markowski and Peter Hall -- 13 Offsets and the development of the Brazilian arms industry 187 -- by Sam Perlo-Freeman -- 14 The Argentine defense industry: an evaluation 205 -- by Thomas Scheetz -- 15 The role of offsets in Indian defense procurement policy 217 -- by Angathevar Baskaran -- 16 Offset policies and trends in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan 233 -- by Michael W. Chinworth -- 17 Offsets and defense industrialization in Indonesia and Singapore 255 -- by Richard A. Bitzinger -- 18 Defense offsets in Australia and New Zealand 271 -- by Stefan Markowski and Peter Hall -- 19 Defense industrial participation: The South African experience 284 -- by J. Paul Dunne and Guy Lamb -- 20 Defense offsets and regional development in South Africa 299 -- by Richard J Haines |
| Summary |
With the US invasion of Iraq, the issue of arms trading is once again at the forefront of world events. Arms-importing countries often ask their suppliers to 'offset' the cost by reinvesting some of the money in their country |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Arms transfers.
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Defense industries.
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Economic development.
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Countertrade.
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| Author |
Brauer, Jurgen, 1957-
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Dunne, Paul.
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| LC no. |
2004048122 |
| ISBN |
0415331064 |
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