Defense technology in society: Lessons from large arms importers

Chiou-Guey Jan

Technology in Society, 2005, vol. 27, issue 2, 181-197

Abstract: This paper discusses some of the largest arms importers, assesses the investment efficiency of military expenditures to enhance militarily critical technologies, then applies a systems approach to analyze myths that attempt to explain investment efficiencies that ultimately fail to materialize. The author also makes policy suggestions for developing defense technologies in Taiwan.

Keywords: Defense technology; Performance assessment; Military expenditures; Systems approach; Policy myths; Long-range planning; Organizational restructuring; Macroeconomics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2005.01.004

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