Economics of the Global Defence Industry

Keith Hartley is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of York, UK.Jean Belin is Director of the IHEDN Chair in Defence Economics and Assistant Professor at the University of Bordeaux, France.

"At a time of unprecedented global change, where economic and political certainties have been swept away by a tidal wave of social, economic, technological and industrial revolutions, it is crucial that we understand the forces currently shaping the structure, conduct and performance of the global defence sector. This book offers the reader an expert, detailed yet eminently accessible analysis of the global defence industry as it adjusts to the challenging pressures of the new world disorder.", Emeritus Professor Derek Braddon, University of the West of England.

• 1. Overview 2. The United States and its Defense Policy 3. China’s Defence Industry 4. The Russian Defence Industry 1980-2025: Systemic Change, Policies, Performance and Prospects 5. The United Kingdom 6. France 7. Trans-European Arms Companies and Industries 8. The Italian Defence Industry 9. Germany 10. The Spanish Defence Industry: A Long Way to Go 11. Greece 12. Polish Defence Industry: Learning to Walk Again 13. Ukraine 14. Switzerland 15. The Swedish Defence Industry – Drawn between globalization and the domestic pendulum of doctrine and governance 16. Norway 17. Turkey 18. The Israeli Defense Industry 19. The Defense Industry of the Republic of Korea 20. Japan’s Defence Industry: From indigenisation to exploring internationalisation 21. Canada’s Defense Industrial Base 22. Defense Industry in Australia 23. Brazil: Reassessing Brazil’s Arms Industry 24. Indian Defence Industry: Will Make in India turn it around? 25. Singapore’s Defence-Industrial Ecosystem 26. South Africa and its Defence Industry 27. North Korea’s Defense Industry 28. Conclusion