Towards a Brave New Arms Industry? - The Decline of Second Tier Arms Production Countries Emerging

Informationen zum Autor Authored by Bitzinger, Richard Klappentext Places the experiences and reactions of small arms-producing states in a global context. Describes the global rationalization and internationalization of armaments production and the emergence of a potentially revolutionary future for the development of the industry. Zusammenfassung In the post-Cold War era! most countries have been forced to radically reduce their arms industries! and abandoned self-sufficiency in favour of a subordinate role in an increasingly globalized worldwide defence industry. This has significant implications for the future of armaments production! for proliferation! and for arms control. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 The Rise and Fall of Second-Tier Arms Producers; Chapter 2 Transition and Readjustment in Second-Tier Defence Industries: Five Case Studies; Chapter 3 Towards a Brave New Arms Industry?; Conclusion Implications and Challenges Ahead;

Product details

• Authors: R. Bitzinger, Richard Bitzinger
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.03.2005
• EAN: 9780198528357
• ISBN: 978-0-19-852835-7
• No. of pages: 104
• Series: Adelphi Papers; Adelphi series; Adelphi series
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)