The Economics of the Global Defence Industry by Keith Hartley... - 9781138608092

Taylor & Francis

The Economics of the Global Defence IndustryAuthor(s): Keith Hartley, Jean Belin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138608092, 978-1138608092\nSynopsis\nThis book makes an original contribution to our knowledge of the worlds major defence industries. Experts from a wide range of different countries from the major economies of North America and Western Europe to developing economies and some unique cases such as China, India, Singapore, South Africa and North Korea describe and analyse the structure, conduct and performance of the defence industry in that country. Each chapter opens with statistics on a key nations defence spending, its spending on defence R and on procurement over the period 1980 to 2017, allowing for an analysis of industry changes following the end of the Cold War. After the facts of each industry, the authors describe and analyse the structure, conduct and performance of the industry. The ana.