Disarmament and Defence Industrial Adjustment in South Africa

Zusatztext Excellent contacts with both the industry and the post-Apartheid government allowed a level of access to information which makes the book the definitive empirical study of the South African defence industry to date. The book, while largely descriptive and fact-oriented, provides interesting insights into the political economy of defence production. It is instructive for those studying the relationship between the state and private sectors in general, as well as t hose interested in the study of the effects of defence decline in other cases, including Russia and several countries in Western Europe. - Michael Brzoska. Bonn International Center for Conversion. 1998. Klappentext Peter Batchelor and Susan Willett analyze the response of the South African defense industry to drastic cuts in military expenditure and the demilitarization of society brought about by the end of the Cold War, the collapse of Apartheid, and the stabilization of the regional security situation. Zusammenfassung An analysis of the response of the South African defence industry to drastic cuts in military expenditure and the demilitarization of society brought about by the end of the Cold War, the collapse of Apartheid, and the stabilization of the regional security situation.

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• Autori: Peter Batchelor, Peter (Senior Researcher Batchelor, Peter Willett Batchelor, Batchelor Peter, Susan Willett, Susan (Senior Research Fellow Willett, Willett Susan
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.1998
• EAN: 9780198294139
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829413-9
• Pagine: 264
• Serie: SIPRI Monographs; Sipri Publication; Sipri Publication; SIPRI Monographs; Sipri Monograph
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Singoli rami economici, branche; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, International Relations, Defence strategy, planning & research, Republic of South Africa, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Military and defence strategy, Central / national / federal government policies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Manufacturing industries, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Central government policies, Armaments industries