Chapter 29 Arms Trade and Arms Races: A Strategic Analysis

Handbook of Defense Economics

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 941-971

  García Alonso, María D C ^a   Levine, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arms races; arms trade; defense industrial base; market structure; military procurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 66049160099     PISSN: 15740013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0013(06)02029-1     Document Type: Review

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