This book, first published in 1983, examines weapons standardisation as one aspect of NATO¿s efficiency. It analyses the economic arguments for weapons standardisation, the limitations of the analysis and the available evidence.
NATO is facing a unique crisis questioning its existence and future. This book provides a detailed in-depth economic and critical analysis of the issues. It considers whether NATO has a future and what it might look like 70 years ahead. NATO is undergoing a process of dramatic change, reorganising its functions, funding and strategic responsibilities to address growing regional and global threats. This book not only explores the contentiousnes...
In this book, authorities on the defence industries of a wide range of different countries - from the major economies of North America and Western Europe to developing economies and some unique cases - describe and analyse the structure, conduct and performance of the defence industry in that country.
NATO is facing a unique crisis questioning its existence and future. This book provides a detailed in-depth economic and critical analysis of the issues. It considers whether NATO has a future and what it might look like 70 years ahead. NATO is undergoing a process of dramatic change, reorganising its functions, funding and strategic responsibilities to address growing regional and global threats. This book not only explores the contentiousnes...
This book, first published in 1983, examines weapons standardisation as one aspect of NATO¿s efficiency. It analyses the economic arguments for weapons standardisation, the limitations of the analysis and the available evidence.
Defence inflation is a recurring factor in determining defence spending. It is widely reported in official government publications and in the trade press, but remains relatively neglected by defence and peace economists. In this book, international contributors distinguish between defence inflation and cost escalation, and identify the causes of both. They use specific case studies to address a wide variety of theoretical and empirical issues ...
Accompanies an exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland from November 2018. A compare and contrast examination of the work of Eduardo Paolozzi and Andy Warhol via their fascination with the machine.
Brings together works from one of the most important private collections of modern and contemporary art, the D.Daskalopoulos Collection with key pieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, providing a new context for both collections.
Covers the complete career of one of the greatest colourists of the twentieth century, from atmospheric paintings of immense landscapes to intensely colour works dating from the Third Reich. Published to accompany a touring exhibition.
Defence inflation is a recurring factor in determining defence spending. It is widely reported in official government publications and in the trade press, but remains relatively neglected by defence and peace economists. In this book, international contributors distinguish between defence inflation and cost escalation, and identify the causes of both. They use specific case studies to address a wide variety of theoretical and empirical issues ...
First published in 1990, this is an authoritative account of defence spending and policy in both developing and developed countries. The book provides case-studies and comparitive materiel for policy-makers, civil servants, and military staffs throughout hte world. It will also be of great use to students of economics, politics, international relations, and policy studies.
First published in 1977, this is an applied economics text, in which the basic theory of any introductory economics couurse is applied to a whole range of UK macro- and micro-economic policy issues.
John Bellany (born 1942) helped change the course of painting in Scotland. His intensely felt paintings of fisherfolk and their precarious life at sea were a direct challenge to the much diluted Scottish colourist tradition and its landscapes and still lifes.
Identifying the typical questions raised by economists when studying defence policy, this book shows how simple economic analysis can be used to answer these questions, as well as providing a critical evaluation of defence policy.
