The Economics of Offsets: Defence Procurement and CountertradeStephen Martin Despite their growth, outlined and analysed in this book, the claims and counter-claims that surround offsets have not been subjected to critical scrutiny by economists. This book fills that gap. It brings together a team of internationally renowned specialists to document and evaluate the economic impact of several countries' offset policies. In addition, the papers by industrialists and defence officials yield further insights which help to tease out which of the claims made for offsets do not stand critical scrutiny. |
Contents
An Overview of The Theory and | 15 |
The Defence Offsets Policy in Australia | 49 |
The Belgium Experience | 75 |
The Evolution of Canadian Defence | 107 |
Offsets and French Arms Exports | 139 |
The Case of Japan | 177 |
Saudi Arabia and Offsets | 219 |
Offsets Defense Production | 245 |
Spains Changing | 299 |
US Swiss F5 Transaction and the Evolution of Swiss Offset | 321 |
The UK Experience with Offsets | 337 |
US Offset Policy | 357 |
A Practitioners Perspective | 381 |
Concluding Remarks | 407 |
Other editions - View all
The Economics of Offsets: Defence Procurement and Coutertrade Stephen Martin No preview available - 2014 |
Common terms and phrases
aerospace industry aircraft Al Yamamah American armament arms Australian AWACS barter Belgian Belgium benefits Boeing British Aerospace budget Canada Canadian capabilities cent co-production commercial companies competition components contract value costs counterpurchase countertrade countries decision defence equipment defence industry Defence Offsets defence procurement defense production direct domestic economic electronics engine established European export fighter fighter aircraft foreign firms French helicopters impact important indirect offsets initial investment involved Israel Israeli Japan Defense Agency Japanese joint ventures Korean Le Monde licensed production major manufacturing McDonnell Douglas ment military million missile Mistral missiles Monde National negotiations offset agreements offset commitments offset obligation offset package offset policy offset programme offset requirements Peace Shield political potential projects purchase regional role Saudi Arabia sector South Korea Spanish strategy suppliers Swiss Taiwan technology transfer tion trade transactions United