Countries that spend scarce resources to import arms from abroad often require arms sellers to 'reinvest' part or all of the proceeds back into the arms-importing country. These so-called 'arms trade offsets' are therefore thought to enhance domestic economic development. But does this process actually succeed?
This book examines the theory and policy applications of arms trade offsets and looks at more than a dozen case studies drawn from across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The chapters, based on original research and published here for the first time, are all written by leading experts.
That an impressive, lucid and cohesive volume such as this will interest defence economists can be taken almost for granted. The book will also be a useful and enlightening read for those interested in international development economics, military studies and policy-makers across the globe.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Jurgen Brauer and J. Paul Dunne Part I: Theory and Policy 1. Do offsets mitigate or magnify the military burden? Lloyd J. Dumas 2. Using procurement offsets as an economic development strategy Travis Taylor 3. Mandatory defense offsets - conceptual foundations Stefan Markowski and Peter Hall 4. Economic aspects of arms trade offsets Jurgen Brauer 5. Arms trade as illiberal trade Ann Markusen 6. Defense offsets: policy versus pragmatism Ron Matthews Part II: Cases 7. Comparing British and German Offset Strategies Jocelyn Mawdsley and Michael Brzoska 8. Offsets and the Joint Strike Fighter in the UK and the Netherlands Keith Hartley 9. Nordic offset policies: changes and challeges Björn Hagelin 10. Evaluating defense offsets: the experience in Finland and Sweden Elisabeth Sköns 11. Offsets in Belgium: between Scylla and Charybdis? Wally Struys 12. The defense industry in Poland: an offsets-based revival? Stefan Markowski and Peter Hall 13. Offsets and the development of the Brazilian arms industry Sam Perlo-Freeman 14. The Argentine defense industry: an evaluation Thomas Scheetz 15. The role of offsets in Indian defense procurement policy Angathevar Baskaran 16. Offset policies and trends in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan Michael W. Chinworth 17. Offsets and defense industrialization in Indonesia and Singapore Richard A. Bitzinger 18. Defense offsets in Australia and New Zealand Stefan Markowski and Peter Hall 19. Defense industrial participation: The South African experience J.Paul Dunne and Guy Lamb 20. Defense offsets and regional development in South Africa Richard J. Haines
