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Title Arms trade and economic development : theory, policy and cases in arms trade offsets / [edited by] Jurgen Brauer and J. Paul Dunne.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 326 pages) : illustrations.
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Series Routledge studies in defence and peace economics ; 8
Routledge studies in defence and peace economics ; 8.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1 Do offsets mitigate or magnify the military burden?; 2 Using procurement offsets as an economic development strategy; 3 Mandatory defense offsets-conceptual foundations; 4 Economic aspects of arms trade offsets; 5 Arms trade as illiberal trade; 6 Defense offsets: policy versus pragmatism; 7 Comparing British and German offset strategies; 8 Offsets and the Joint Strike Fighter in the UK and the Netherlands; 9 Nordic offset policies: changes and challenges.
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.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Arms transfers.
Arms transfers.
Defense industries.
Defense industries.
Economic development.
Economic development.
Countertrade.
Countertrade.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Brauer, Jurgen, 1957-
Dunne, Paul.
Other Form: Print version: Arms trade and economic development. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004 (DLC) 2004048122
ISBN 0203392302 (electronic book)
9780203392300 (electronic book)
0415331064 (Cloth)