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The Making of Arms in South Africa

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  • J Paul Dunne

    () (University of the West of England)

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The article presents a history of South Africa's arms industry. It charts the creation of Armscor, the post-apartheid breaking up of its procurement and production roles to form the current arms producer, Denel, and the even more recent restructuring of the industry. It is a story that shows the continuing legacy of apartheid, underlining the strength of the vested interests that make up the country's military-industrial complex, and highlights the important influence international arms producers can have. The article raises concerns over the structure and governance of the industry and over an arms offset deal associated with the most recently signed major arms acquisition package, and traces the dangers that are present for any small country that becomes embroiled in the international arms market.

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Article provided by Economists for Peace and Security (UK) in its journal Economics of Peace and Security Journal.

Volume (Year): 1 (2006)
Issue (Month): 1 (January)
Pages: 40-48

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Handle: RePEc:uwe:journl:v:1:y:2006:i:1:p:40-48

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  1. Paul Dunne & Richard Haines, 2005. "Transformation or Stagnation? The South African Defence Industry in the early 21st Century," Discussion Papers 0514, University of the West of England, Department of Economics.
  2. J. Paul Dunne & Sam Perlo-Freeman & Aylin Soydan, 2004. "Military expenditure and debt in South America," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 15(2), pages 173-187.
  3. Paul Dunne & Sam Perlo-Freeman & Aylin Soydan, 2004. "Military expenditure and debt in small industrialised economies: A panel analysis," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 15(2), pages 125-132.
  4. Jurgen Brauer & J Paul Dunne, 2005. "Arms Trade Offsets and Development," Discussion Papers 0504, University of the West of England, Department of Economics.

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