Disarmament and Defence Industrial Adjustment in South Africa

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Peter Batchelor (Senior Researcher, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Senior Researcher, Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town, South Africa) Susan Willett (Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Defence Studies, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Defence Studies, King's College, University of London)

Disarmament and Defence Industrial Adjustment in South Africa

Peter Batchelor (Senior Researcher, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Senior Researcher, Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town, South Africa), Susan Willett (Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Defence Studies, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Defence Studies, King's College, University of London)

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Oxford University Press
01 May 1998

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Central government policies; International relations; Defence strategy, planning & research; Armaments industries

Series: SIPRI Monographs

Peter Batchelor and Susan Willett analyse the response of the South African defence industry to drastic cuts in military expenditure and the demilitarization of society since the end of the cold war and apartheid, and the stabilization of the regional security situation.

The new ANC-led government is seeking to use the resources released - the `peace dividend' - to restructure and revitalize the country's industrial base and to support reconstruction, development, and redistribution.

A lively debate on the country's security needs and strategic doctrine is under way.

As in other countries, strategies of industrial diversification and conversion have met with limited success.

In the absence hitherto of any coherent government policy on defence industrial adjustment, significant skills and technologies have been lost or wasted.

This book provides a historical analysis of South Africa's unique opportunity to develop new and innovative policies on defence and security matters, the arms industry and arms exports, and makes a valuable contribution to the international debate on the relationship between disarmament and development.

By: Peter Batchelor (Senior Researcher Centre for Conflict Resolution Senior Researcher Centre for Conflict Resolution University of Cape Town South Africa), Susan Willett (Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Defence Studies, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Defence Studies, King's College, University of London)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 243mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780198294139
ISBN 10: 0198294131
Series: SIPRI Monographs
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 01 May 1998
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Disarmament and Defence Industrial Adjustment in South Africa

Excellent contacts with both the industry and the post-Apartheid government allowed a level of access to information which makes the book the definitive empirical study of the South African defence industry to date. The book, while largely descriptive and fact-oriented, provides interesting insights into the political economy of defence production. It is instructive for those studying the relationship between the state and private sectors in general, as well as t hose interested in the study of the effects of defence decline in other cases, including Russia and several countries in Western Europe. - Michael Brzoska. Bonn International Center for Conversion. 1998.