 Conversion: A Theoretical FrameworkPeter Southwood Chapter 14 in Disarming Military Industries, 1991, pp 199-210 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract This extensive review of the processes of armament and disarmament since 1945 and of the economic, the defence policy and the industrial approaches to conversion in the major Western industrialised countries had two main objectives. First, an evaluation of the dynamics of the arms race and the prospects for disarmament would set the main Western countries with indigenous defence industries in their international context. Second, a thorough grasp of the structure of Western defence industries and of the economics of disarmament and conversion makes possible an initial assessment of the scope for conversion in any advanced Western democracy. The first objective has already been achieved. It is the aim of this chapter to meet the second objective by providing a theoretical framework from which a preliminary view can be formed on the prospects for conversion. The need for such a model arises from the fact that earlier works, notably that of Melman and the 1981 UN report, tended to concentrate on what was required for a conversion programme to be successfully implemented and so, from this positive perspective, almost inadvertently overemphasised the degree of autonomy involved in conversion planning. Date: 1991 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-11527-3_14 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-11527-3_14 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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