| Description |
xii, 223 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
International political economy series |
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International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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| Contents |
1. Soldiers in Business: An Introduction / Jorn Brommelhorster and Wolf-Christian Paes -- 2. Military Business in Argentina / Thomas Scheetz -- 3. Soldiers as Businessmen: The Economic Activities of Central America's Militaries / Arnoldo Brenes Castro and Kevin Casas Zamora -- 4. The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Military Business Complex / Tai Ming Cheung -- 5. The Economic and Commercial Roles of the Vietnam People's Army / Carlyle A. Thayer -- 6. Trifungsi: The Role of the Indonesian Military in Business / Lesley McCulloch -- 7. Power, Perks, Prestige and Privileges: The Military's Economic Activities in Pakistan / Ayesha Siddiqa-Agha -- 8. Praetorians or Profiteers? The Role of Entrepreneurial Armed Forces in Congo-Kinshasa / Wolf-Christian Paes and Timothy M. Shaw -- 9. The Largest European Army in Business: The Case of Russia / Ksenia Gonchar -- 10. Conclusion / Jorn Brommelhorster and Wolf-Christian Paes |
| Summary |
"Armed forces across the globe maintain commercial interests in various sectors of their nations' economies, ranging from pharmaceutical and banking companies in China, logging and shrimp farming in Indonesia to the mining of precious metals in the Democratic Republic of Congo." "These activities are often justified by the need of impoverished governments to find new sources of extra-budgetary revenue for the military, as well as by pointing towards the specific role of a nation's military in promoting development." "This book provides a critical assessment of this claim, comparing experiences with 'military business' from four continents (Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America). While the jury is still out on the net macroeconomic effect of this phenomenon, this book finds disturbing cases of corruption and mismanagement, as well as a lack of military professionalism in the countries affected by military business."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Samfundsvidenskab Økonomi |
| Notes |
Published in association with the Bonn International Centre for Conversion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-212) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Armed Forces -- Finance.
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Military-owned business enterprises -- Case studies.
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Military-owned business enterprises -- Africa.
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Military-owned business enterprises -- Asia.
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Military-owned business enterprises -- Latin America.
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Military-owned business enterprises -- Russia (Federation)
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Case studies.
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| Author |
Brömmelhörster, Jo ̈rn, 1961-
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Paes, Wolf-Christian.
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Bonn International Center for Conversion.
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| LC no. |
2003046915 |
| ISBN |
0333999282 alkaline paper |
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