Arms Trade and Economic Development: Theory, Policy and Cases in Arms Trade Offsets

by Paul Dunne

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415500168
• ISBN13: 9780415500166
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"