Download or read book International Restructuring and Conversion of the Arms Industries and the Military Sector written by Wolfram Elsner and published by Lit Verlag. This book was released on 2001 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international 2001 Bremen conference was a comprehensive convention of all the relevant researchers, trade unions and companies, other regional and national agents and their European networks. This volume represents settled experiences, sector analyses, spatial and company case studies and perspectives for proactive change management in the coming decade.
Download or read book The Defence Industry in East Central Europe written by Judit Kiss and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1989-90 the collapse of state socialism and the end of the Cold War brought dramatic changes for the defence industries of East-Central Europe. Initially it seemed that the resources devoted to the Cold War confrontation might become available for investment in non-military economic and social progress. However, by 1994 this optimism had given way to recognition that the transformation would involve significant costs and could not be accomplished quickly. The Defence Industry in East-Central Europe charts the development of the industries of the Visegrad countries - Czechoslovakia and its successor states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia; Poland; and Hungary. In the first part, national case studies underline the different approaches to reform adopted in the individual countries. The second part uses unique information derived from extensive interviews at enterprises in each of the four countries to examine the transformation of industry from a producer perspective.
Download or read book Restructuring of Arms Production in Western Europe written by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profound changes are occurring in the structure of arms production in Western Europe. Concentration is increasing at a fast pace. Small producers are disappearing and even large ones are opting out of the market. The various national arms industries, long operating in protective environments, are rapidly internationalizing. Three factors combine to bring about this change: East-West detente, the creation of the Single European Market, and the constant pressure of increasingly complex technology. In this book experts describe how the framework for producing arms in Western Europe is altered, and how various actors--firms, governments, and trade unions--are adapting to the new situation. The book presents detailed analyses of all the arms-producing countries in Western Europe. In addition to describing recent changes, the authors speculate on the implications of these for the balance of power in Western Europe, the relations between Western Europe and the United States, arms exports to the Third World, and problems of converting from military to civilian production. The appendices include the SIPRI list of the 50 largest arms-producing companies in Western Europe; data on mergers and acquisitions, procurement expenditure, and exports of major weapons; selections from treaties and other official documents relevant to current and future regulation of West European arms production; and a select bibliography.
Download or read book Restructuring and Reform written by United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The End of Military Fordism written by Mary Kaldor and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1998-04-22 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a 2 volume analysis written by a team of key experts from around the world, this text studies the changes taking place within the military sector. The conclusion is that there has been little in the way of a 'peace dividend'.
Download or read book The Future of the Defence Industries in Central and Eastern Europe written by Ian Anthony and published by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. This book was released on 1994 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the defence industries in Central and Eastern Europe as they attempt to restructure in the wake of changes brought about by the end of the cold war and downward trends in both military expenditure and arms exports. Issues addressed include the developing military doctrines in Central and Eastern Europe; the trend in military expenditure; the nature of defence industry restructuring; the international dimensions of industrial restructuring; and the role of arms exports.
Download or read book Arms Industry Transformation and Integration written by Yudit Kiss and published by Sipri Monograph. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Book jacket.
Download or read book The Politics and Economics of Defence Industries written by Efraim Inbar and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1998 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine papers look at the state of the international production and marketing of arms. Economic trends, political developments, and strategic considerations are discussed with special consideration given to the world's largest arms producer, the United States. Also covered are the defense industries of the United Kingdom, Western Europe, China, Argentina, Brazil, and the Arab world. Paper edition (unseen), $22.50. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Arms Industry Limited written by Herbert Wulf and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an empirical account of the size and structure of the world arms industry with special case studies of the United States, the former Soviet Union, Canada, countries in both Western and Central Europe, and in the Asia-Pacific region. It describes various strategies which arms producing companies have adopted in order to meet the challenges and commitments of the post-Cold War world. A group of internationally renowned specialists analyzes the strong international pressure on governments to regulate arms exports, particularly since the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
Download or read book The End of Military Fordism written by Mary Kaldor and published by Pinter. This book was released on 1998-04-22 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a 2 volume analysis written by a team of key experts from around the world, this text studies the changes taking place within the military sector. The conclusion is that there has been little in the way of a 'peace dividend'.
Download or read book The Arms Export Challenge written by Kevin P. O'Prey and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the nature of the international arms trade and the adjustment of the defense industries in the United States and Russia to the post-cold war world. O'Prey highlights the substantial reduction in demand for armaments both on the world market and by the two countries. Although this decrease in demand results partly from the decline of the superpower rivalry, it also represents the culmination of technological and industrial trends that have been under way for over a decade. O'Prey argues that many observers have not recognized the long-term nature of these changes. As a consequence, industry representatives and some government officials in both countries often unwisely emphasize arms exports as a means to preserve their cold war defense industries. Given the high expectations of export success and low levels of demand, competition among arms suppliers has become intense. In the process, proliferation of armaments, technologies, and production processes to outlaw states has become more likely. In addition, false expectations of arms export success may lead officials to forgo necessary restructuring and conversion of their defense industries. This problem is especially pronounced in Russia. O'Prey offers a number of suggestions for resolving the problems posed by arms export competition and defense industry adjustment. He argues that in virtually all cases, cooperation or partnership between the U.S. and Russia will be essential. Potential measures range from mutual restraint in arms exports to private industry partnerships for defense conversion and ultimately to multilateral initiatives for defense industry and export cooperation.
Download or read book The Global Arms Trade written by Andrew T. H. Tan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Global Arms Trade is a timely, comprehensive and in-depth study of this topic, a phenomenon which has continued to flourish despite the end of the Cold War and the preoccupation with global terrorism after 11 September 2001. It provides a clear description and analysis of the demand for, and supply of, modern weapons systems, and assess key issues of concern. This book will be especially useful to scholars, policy analysts, those in the arms industry, defence professionals, students of international relations and security studies, media professionals, government officials, and those generally interested in the arms trade.
Download or read book International Restructuring and Conversion of the Arms Industries and the Military Sector written by Wolfram Elsner and published by Lit Verlag. This book was released on 2001 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international 2001 Bremen conference was a comprehensive convention of all the relevant researchers, trade unions and companies, other regional and national agents and their European networks. This volume represents settled experiences, sector analyses, spatial and company case studies and perspectives for proactive change management in the coming decade.
Download or read book The Socio economics of Conversion from War to Peace written by Lloyd J. Dumas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text discusses the economic, social and political implications of redirecting labour and capital from a military-based to a post-Cold War economy.
Download or read book Arms Industry at the Crossroads written by Hendrik Bullens and published by Afes Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The European Rupture written by Mary Kaldor and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Rupture focuses on the consequences of the end of the Cold War for defence sectors in Europe. It offers a theoretical framework supported by country case studies from both Western Europe and formerly centrally planned economies. The discussion in the first part of the book analyses the connection between security and the Cold War economy, arguing that the defence sector profoundly shaped the technological development and industrial and social policy in both East and West. It considers some of the issues that have to be confronted in the transition periods, focusing on the new challenges to our perceptions of security, changes in technology and problems of defence conversion. The final part considers the need for new institutional arrangements and how these have to be constructed in order to re-establish a system of international security and economic regulation. It proposes that there should be a shift away from national or bloc security policies towards a more internationalist security policy, and appropriate measures of economic adjustment, especially defence conversion. This book will be of special interest to academics and students interested in European studies, international affairs, international policy and policymakers.
Download or read book Restructuring the Global Military Sector New wars written by Mary Kaldor and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1997 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the mid-1980s there have been substantial cuts in military spending everywhere except Pacific Asia. The reasons are both political, such as the end of the Cold War, democratization in Africa and Latin America, and economic, with structural adjustment programmes, debt and cuts in public spending. This is the first volume of a study by the United Nations University to investigate the changes taking place world-wide in armed forces, arms industries and all other military-related activity. The main conclusion of the study is that a fundamental transformation is taking place in the nature of warfare. It argues that recent wars arose from the disintegration of state structures. Participation in wars is low, compared with earlier wars, as are casualties. However, the new wars are very disruptive in social terms. The book argues that it is possible to identify a certain logic to the new wars which can be analyzed so as to provide a basis for alternative forms of conflict prevention and resolution.
