From Defense to Development?
International Perspectives on Realizing the Peace Dividend
Published on 11. September 2003
288 pages
978-1-134-35144-2 (ISBN)
Description
This impressive book tracks the progress of twelve countries on five continents in moving resources from defense to civilian activity in the 1990's. Based on intensive field research, thanks to its truly international array of contributors, the book addresses each country with an impressive standard of scholarship. This accessible book is written i
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
45 s/w Tabellen
45 tables
File size
1,40 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-35144-2 (9781134351442)
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Sean M. DiGiovanna | Ann Markusen
From Defense to Development?
International Perspectives on Realizing the Peace Dividend
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09/2003
1st Edition
Routledge
€206.70
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Persons
Ann Markusen is an economist, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and Director of the Project on Regional and Industrial Economics at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, USA. Sean DiGiovanna is Assistant Professor in Urban Studies at Rutgers University, USA. Michael C. Leary is at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, USA.
Content
1. From Defence to Development? Ann Markusen and Sean DiGiovanna 2. Post Cold War Conversion: Gains, Losses and Hidden Changes in the US Economy Michael Oden, Laura Wolf-Powers, and Ann Markusen 3. Spanish Defense Industrial Restructuring in the Post-Cold War Decade Antonia Casellas 4. The Polish Defense Industry: REstructuring in the Midst of Economic Transition Marla Nelson 5. The Dismantling of the Argentine Defense Industry Graziellla Cavicchia 6. Diversification and Niche Market Exporting: The Restructuring of Israel's Defense Industry in the Post-Cold War Era ^David Lewis 7. Defense Conversion in South Africa: A Lost Opportunity Soraya Goga 8. Diversification of Defense Based Industries in India Sudha Maheshwari 9. Defense Conversion in China: an Economic Review Shaolin Chen 10. The South Korean Defense Industry in the Post Cold War Era Yong-Sook Lee and Ann Markusen
