Arming Asia

Technonationalism and its Impact on Local Defense Industries

Richard Bitzinger (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

154 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-89255-2 (ISBN)

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This book aims to examine defense industrialization in several leading arms-producing states in Asia – China, India, Japan and South Korea – in order to decipher if autarky or self-sufficiency in armaments production, remains to be an adequate strategy for the task of developing and manufacturing next-generation weapon systems.

Bitzinger examines the phenomenon of attempted self-reliance in arms production within Asia, and assesses the extent of success in balancing this independence with the growing requirements of next-generation weapons systems. He analyzes China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.

The overarching question in the book is whether self-reliance is a strategically viable solution for development and manufacturing of arms. Given the ever-changing dynamics and increasing demand for sophisticated next-generation weaponry, will these countries be able to individually sustain their domestic defense industries and constantly update their technologies?

This is the first book to analyze arms production from a regional perspective.

Richard A. Bitzinger is Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is the author of Towards a Brave New Arms Industry? (Oxford University Press, 2003), "Come the Revolution: Transforming the Asia-Pacific’s Militaries," Naval War College Review (Fall 2005), Transforming the U.S. Military: Implications for the Asia-Pacific (ASPI, December 2006), and "Military Modernization in the Asia-Pacific: Assessing New Capabilities," Asia’s Rising Power (NBR, 2010). He is also the editor of The Modern Defense Industry: Political, Economic and Technological Issues (Praeger, 2009) and Emerging Critical Technologies and their Impact on Asian-Pacific Security (Palgrave, 2016)

1. Acknowledgements

2. Introduction

3. Chapter 1: Military Technonationalism and the Drive for Indigenous Arms Manufacturing

4. Chapter 2: Military Modernization in the Asia-Pacific: An Overview

5. Chapter 3: China

6. Chapter 4: India

7. Chapter 5: The Republic of Korea

8. Chapter 6: Other Asian Arms Producers: Southeast Asia and Taiwan

9. Chapter 7: Conclusions: The Future of Military Technonationalism in Asia

Reihe/Serie	Routledge Security in Asia Series
Zusatzinfo	2 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	362 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Technik
ISBN-10	1-138-89255-6 / 1138892556
ISBN-13	978-1-138-89255-2 / 9781138892552
Zustand	Neuware