East-Central European Arms Industries: Between Consolidation and Crisis

Autor:	Yudit Kiss
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Engineering Politics Consolidation (business) Economy business.industry Political Science and International Relations media_common.cataloged_instance Defence industry European union Industrial policy business Warsaw pact media_common
Zdroj:	Contemporary Security Policy. 32:334-355
ISSN:	1743-8764 1352-3260
DOI:	10.1080/13523260.2011.590357
Popis:	This article examines the post-Cold War transformation of defence industries in six East-Central European (ECE) countries, all former members of the Warsaw Pact and now members of the European Union and NATO. In the past, the arms industry was one of the pillars of the region's economic and political systems. In the past twenty years the region has gone through a profound transformation that brought fundamental changes in its defence industry. After painful adjustment a renewed arms sector, which is partially integrated into today's global arms production system, emerged. Although its size and prominence declined everywhere, this comparison reveals two distinct regional models, illustrated here by the Polish and Hungarian experiences. In Poland and similar countries the crucial importance of the defence industry was confirmed, whereas in Hungary and similar countries the industry's role has eroded. The ECE experience highlights the crucial role that defence industrial policy still plays in the sector's de...
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