The political economy of defence : edited by Ron Matthews

Defence is the ultimate public good, and it thus falls to government to determine the appropriate amount of public revenue to commit to the defence of the realm. This will depend on history, strategic threat, international security obligations, entreaties from allies and, of course, the threat faced. The Political Economy of Defence is structured to identify, explain and analyse the policy, process and problems that government faces from the starting point of national security through to the ultimate objective of securing a peaceful world. Accordingly, it provides insights into how defence budgets are determined and managed, offering relevant and refreshingly practical policy perspectives on defence finance, defence and development trade-offs, sovereignty versus globalisation debates, and many other pertinent issues. It will appeal to policymakers, analysts, graduate students and academics interested in defence economics, political economy, public economics and public policy. ron matthews is Professor of Defence Economics at Cranfield University. He advises international governments on defence offset, and teaches defence economics at universities and military colleges across the world. Cover 1 Half-title page 3 Title page 5 Copyright page 6 Dedication 7 Contents 9 List of Figures 12 List of Tables 13 List of Contributors 15 Acknowledgements 22 Part I National Security 25 1 The Political Economy of Defence 27 2 Political versus Military Leadership: The Battle for Common Means and Ends 51 3 Efficient and Effective Financial Management of Defence Resources 71 Part II Defence or Development? 95 4 Military Expenditure and Growth 97 5 Towards Demilitarisation? The Military Expenditure-Development Nexus Revisited 114 Part III Autarky versus Globalisation 145 6 Alliances in Flux: Sovereignty and Security in a Changing World 147 7 The Rise and Demise of Government-Mandated Offset Policy 172 8 Defence Companies in the Age of Globalisation: French Defence Industry as a Case Study 193 9 The Great Paradox of Defence: Political Economy and Defence Procurement in Post-Brexit United Kingdom 219 10 Defence Burden Sharing: A Perennial Debate in International Alliance Management 241 Part IV Resource Management 257 11 The Political Economy of Arms Collaboration 259 12 Defence Procurement: Overcoming Challenges and Managing Expectations 282 13 The Whole-Life Costs of Defence Equipment 308 14 Economic and Political Dimensions of the Defence Industry Supply Chain Revolution 331 15 The Cost of Women in Ground Close Combat Roles 356 Part V International Security 377 16 Battlegrounds Yet Unknown: America’s Future Military Force Structure? 379 17 Innovating and Offsetting? The Political Economy of US Defence Innovation 401 18 The Political Economy of Terrorism 422 19 The Political Economy of Peace Operations 440 Part VI End Game 475 20 Towards a Peaceful World 477 21 Drawing Threads, Weaving Patterns 500 Index 505 The political economy of defence / Ron Matthews -- Political vs military leadership: the battle for common means and ends / Bryan Watters -- Efficient and effective financial management of defence resources / Irfan Ansari -- Military expenditure and growth / Ron Smith -- Towards demilitarisation? The military expenditure-development nexus revisited / Jurgen Brauer, John Dunne and Nan Tian -- Alliances in flux: sovereignty and security in a changing world / Stefan Markowski and Robert Wylie -- The rise and demise of government mandated offset policy / Ron Matthews -- Defence companies in the age of globalisation: French defence industry as a case study / Jean-Michel Oudot and Renaud Bellais -- The great paradox of defence: political economy and defence procurement in post-Brexit United Kingdom / Matt Uttley and Benedict Wilkinson -- Defence burden-sharing: the perennial debate in international alliance management / Alexander Mattelaer -- The political economy of arms collaboration / Keith Hartley -- Defence procurement: overcoming challenges and managing expectations / Trevor Taylor -- The whole-life costs of defence equipment / David Kirkpatrick -- Economic and political dimensions of the defence industry supply chain revolution / Derek Braddon -- The cost of women in ground close combat roles / Joanne L. Fallowfield -- Battlegrounds yet unknown: America's future military force structure? / Randolf G.S. Cooper -- Innovating and offsetting? The political economy of US defence innovation / Daniel Fiott -- The political economy of terrorism / Diego Muro -- The political economy of peace operations / Fitriani -- Towards a peaceful world / Anke Hoeffler -- Drawing threads, weaving patterns / Ron Matthews A Contemporary And Comprehensive Analysis Of National And Supranational Defence Governance In An Uncertain And Increasingly Dangerous World. This Book Will Appeal To Policymakers, Analysts, Graduate Students And Academics Interested In Defence Economics, Political Economy, Public Economics And Public Policy.