The Defence Industrial Base and the West

The Defence Industrial Base and the West
Author: David G. Haglund
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000262731

This book, first published in 1989, analyses the effect that interdependence has had on the defence industrial base, concentrating upon those defence industries situated at the hi-tech end, and paying particular attention to the procurement decisions that affect the production of sophisticated military aircraft. Interdependence raises questions of importance to international relations, strategic studies and defence economics, and Western industrialised states have an ongoing dilemma over the degree to which they should subject their defence industrial bases to the forces of economic interdependence. Despite worries over strategic vulnerability, most Western states have been showing increased interest in arms collaboration, with the aim of maximizing the amount of weaponry available for defence. As this book shows, such a goal becomes increasingly important s the technological sophistication of weapons grows.

The Defense Industrial Base

The Defense Industrial Base
Author: Nayantara Hensel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2016-03-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1317036158

The US and international defense industrial sectors have faced many challenges over the last twenty years, including cycles of growth and shrinkage in defense budgets, shifts in strategic defense priorities, and macroeconomic volatility. In the current environment, the defense sector faces a combination of these challenges and must struggle with the need to maintain critical aspects of the defense industrial base as defense priorities change and as defense budgets reduce or plateau. Moreover, the defense sector in the US is interconnected both with defense sectors in other countries and with other industry sectors in the US and global economies. As a result, strategic decisions made in one defense sector impact the defense sectors of other countries, as well as other areas of the economy. Given her academic, corporate, and Department of Defense experience as a leading economist and policy-maker, Dr. Nayantara Hensel is perfectly positioned to examine the interrelationship between these forces both historically and in the current environment, and to assess the implications for the future global defense industrial base.

The Economics of the Global Defence Industry

The Economics of the Global Defence Industry
Author: Keith Hartley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2019-11-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429882696

This book makes an original contribution to our knowledge of the world’s major defence industries. Experts from a wide range of different countries – from the major economies of North America and Western Europe to developing economies and some unique cases such as China, India, Singapore, South Africa and North Korea – describe and analyse the structure, conduct and performance of the defence industry in that country. Each chapter opens with statistics on a key nation’s defence spending, its spending on defence R&D and on procurement over the period 1980 to 2017, allowing for an analysis of industry changes following the end of the Cold War. After the facts of each industry, the authors describe and analyse the structure, conduct and performance of the industry. The analysis of ‘structure’ includes discussions of entry conditions, domestic monopoly/oligopoly structures and opportunities for competition. The section on ‘conduct’ analyses price/non-price competition, including private and state funded R&D, and ‘performance’ incorporates profitability, imports and exports together with spin-offs and technical progress. The conclusion explores the future prospects for each nation’s defence industry. Do defence industries have a future? What might the future defence firm and industry look like in 50 years’ time? This volume is a vital resource and reference for anyone interested in defence economics, industrial economics, international relations, strategic studies and public procurement.

Industrial Base

Industrial Base
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1989
Genre: Arms transfers
ISBN:

Deterrence in Decay

Deterrence in Decay
Author: Jeff Bingaman
Publisher: Center for Strategic & International Studies
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1989
Genre: History
ISBN:

Defense Industrial Base Capabilities Study: Focused Logistics

Defense Industrial Base Capabilities Study: Focused Logistics
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2005
Genre: Defense industries
ISBN: 1428983082

"This report, the fifth and final in the initial Defense Industrial Base Capabilities Study (DIBCS) series, employs a logical, systematic methodology to do this"--Page vii.

Defence Industries in the 21st Century

Defence Industries in the 21st Century
Author: Çağlar Kurç
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-05-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000191982

Defence Industries in the 21st Century explores the transformation in the global defence industrial production through examining the interaction between international and domestic factors. With the global defence industry and arms market likely continue to expand and mature, the ways in which this progression could influence international politics remain obscure. In practice, as the contents of this book show, the defence industrial bases and arms export policies of emerging states display significant variance. This variance is the result of a unique balance between domestic and international factors that has shaped the defence industrialisation behaviour and policies of the less industrialised states. One of the most important conclusions of the book is that the interplay between domestic and international factors clearly influences the variation in the emerging states’ defence industrialisation policies, as well as their success or failure. While international factors create opportunities, they also limit the options available to emerging economies. Domestic factors also play an important role by shaping the policy choices of the states’ decision makers. Exploring the balance between international and domestic factors and the ways in which they influence defence industrialisation in emerging states, Defence Industries in the 21st Century will be of great interest to scholars of Defence Industries, Arms Manufacturing, and Defence, Strategic and Security Studies more generally. The chapters were originally published in Defence Studies, Comparative Strategy and All Azimuth.