Arms industry transformation and integration : the choices of East Central Europe /
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| Author / Creator: | Kiss, Judit |
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| Imprint: | Oxford : Oxford University Press ; Solna, Sweden : SIPRI, 2014. |
| Description: | xiv, 438 pages ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10041976 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- I. Post-cold war East Central Europe
- II. The importance of the topic
- III. Methodology
- 2. The post-cold war evolution of the arms industry
- I. Drivers of the transformation of the arms industry
- II. The new structure of the arms industry
- III. The arms industries of East Central Europe: crisis and partial recovery
- Table 2.1. Number of people employed in arms production in 1986 and 2000
- 3. Poland: a qualified success story
- I. Arms industry policy in the 1990s: protection
- II. Arms industry policy in the 2000s: promotion
- III. The arms industry
- IV. Military expenditure and procurement policy
- V. Recent developments
- VI. Conclusions
- Box 3.1. The two Polish capital groups, 2002
- Box 3.2. Major state-owned Polish arms companies, 2012
- Table 3.1. Basic data on the Polish arms industry, selected years 1988-2011
- Table 3.2. Major arms producers in Poland, 1991 and 1993
- Table 3.3. Major foreign acquisitions of Polish defence enterprises as of 2010
- Table 3.4. Main Polish offsets deals, as of December 2009
- Appendix 3A. Polish company case studies
- I. Bumar's rise from a domestic company to a potential regional giant
- II. ARP: an indigenous engine of development
- III. PZL-Swidnik: succcess via international cooperation
- IV. PZL-Mielec: a regional company that became an international player
- V. The Euro-Park Mielec special economic zone and the Aviation Valley
- VI. The F-16 deal
- VII. ZM Mesko: profitable use of offset deals
- VIII. ZM Tarnow: a typical Polish company
- 4. Hungary: the twists and turns of transformation
- I. Arms industry policy: liberalism with elements of protectionism
- II. The arms industry
- III. Military expenditure and procurement policy
- IV. Recent developments 165 V. Conclusions
- Table 4.1. Basic data on the Hungarian arms industry, selected years 1988-2011
- Table 4.2. The trajectory of the main Hungarian arms manufacturers
- Table 4.3. Major Hungarian arms companies, 2012
- Table 4.4. Main Hungarian offset deals, as of July 2007
- Appendix 4A. Hungarian company case studies
- I. Fegyver- és Gázkészüékgyár Ltd: coping without the state
- II. Rába Jármuipari Holding NyRt: a winner
- III. Dunai Repülogépgyár Rt: the history in a nutshell
- IV. MFS 2000 Ltd: a typical Hungarian company
- V. HM Currus Gödölloi Harcjármutechnikai Rt: an MOD company
- VI. Pro Patria Electronics: an amphibian-like company in a turbulent environment
- VII. The new Hungarian aviation industry
- 5. A comparison of Poland and Hungary
- I. The size and the state of the economy and the arms industry
- II. The arms industry's place in the economy
- III. Defence industrial policy
- IV. The Warsaw Pact heritage
- V. The arms industry's links with national armed forces and participation in foreign operations
- VI. Foreign ownership and partnerships
- VII. Conclusions
- Appendix 3A. Comparing a Polish and a Hungarian company
- I. Osrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Sprzetu Mechanicznego Sp. z o.o.
- II. Gamma Muszaki ZRt
- 6. The Czech Republic: bright promises and sober reality
- I. Defence industrial policy: from conversion to selective promotion
- II. The arms industry
- III. Military expenditure and procurement
- Appendix 6A. Czech company case studies
- I. Aero Vodochody: out of the zone of turbulence
- II. The VERA surveillance system: endogenous research and development
- III. Tatra: success via foreign ownership
- IV. The Sellier & Bellot ammunition company: a typical Czech company
- 7. Slovakia: from a nationalist backwater to a Slavic tiger
- I. Defence industrial policy
- II. The arms industry
- III. Military procurement and exports
- Appendix 7A. Slovak company case studies
- I. The spectacular conversion of the Slovak military triangle
- II. ZTS-¿pecial and ZTS-Metalurgia: dealing with the legacy of the Warsaw Pact
- III. Way Industry: a successful conversion
- IV. ZVS Holding: atypical Slovak company
- 8. Bulgaria: the challenge of catching up
- I. A stop-go defence industrial policy
- II. The arms industry
- III. Procurement
- Appendix 8A. Bulgarian company case studies
- I. The Terem group: a difficult privatization
- II. Arcus: successful privatization via management-employee buyout
- III. Arsenal: a typical Bulgarian company
- IV. Vazov Engineering Works: a difficult transformation
- V. Electron Progress: success on civil and military markets
- 9. Romania: high ambitions, harsh realities and pragmatism
- I. Defence industrial policy
- II. The arms industry
- III. Military procurement
- IV. Exports
- V. Poland and Romania: a comparison
- Appendix 9A. Romanian company case studies
- I. Romarm: a difficult transformation
- II. Cugir: a typical Romanian company
- III. The Romanian aviation industry
- 10. The new arms industry in East Central Europe
- I. Key factors affecting the choice of a new defence industrial model
- II. Defence industrial adjustment models
- III. The outcome of defence industrial transformations
- IV. The revitalized arms industry in East Central Europe
- V. The arms industry and politics
- VI. Changes at the company level
- Table 10.1. Defence industrial adjustment models in East Central Europe
- 11. The impact of EU and NATO membership
- I. The rush towards EU and NATO membership
- II. East Central Europe and membership of NATO
- III. EU membership
- IV. Striking a balance between the EU and NATO
- V. Future prospects
- 12. Conclusions
- I. The arms industry in East Central Europe today: its nature and status
- II. The East Central European defence industry in the global production and trade of weapons
- III. General lessons and insights from East Central Europe
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