Arms and the State: Patterns of Military Production and Trade

by Keith Krause

Book Overview

This book analyses the structure and motive forces that shape the global arms transfer and production system. The author distinguishes three tiers of arms producers, defined by such factors as defence production base, military research and development capabilities, and dependence upon arms exports. These factors interact with underlying political, economic, and military motivations to drive states to produce and export arms, and provide the force...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521558662
• ISBN13: 9780521558662
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"