Manufacturing Insecurity : The Rise and Fall of Brazil's Military-Industrial Complex

Examines the domestic and global forces that led to the spectacular decline of what had been the Third World’s most successful manufacturer of weapons for international sale. Contents Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1 The Puzzling Trajectory of Brazil's Defense Sector 2 The Origins of Military Industrialization Part 1 : The Rise 3 The Rise of the Modern Military-Industrial Sector 4 Brazil in the Global Arms Economy 5 The Domestic Politics of Military Industrialization Part 2 : The Fall 6 Diverging Structures and Dilemmas of Adjustment 7 The AM-X Tactical Fighter 8 The VLS Program 9 The Osório Battle Tank 10 The Nuclear Submarine Program Part 3: Implications 11 Institutional Tensions and the Failure to Adjust 12 Development, Security, and Military Industrialization in the Third World Appendix A Measuring Brazilian Military-Industrial Activity Appendix B Interviews Appendix C Acronyms Index About the Book