Government procurement policy and the establishment of manufacturing

Aircraft industry in Australia, Canada and South Africa 1918–39

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ID10248841
AuthorsMalcolm Abbott (0000-0001-5263-7490, Swinburne University of Technology, corresponding author), Jill Bamforth (Swinburne University of Technology)
Year2021
Volume42
Issue1
Pages81-100
Publication date2021-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Transport History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-5266 • E-ISSN: 1759-3999
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022526620920789
OpenAlexW3026110009
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited9

The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the different aircraft procurement policies of the Canadian, Australian and South Africa air forces in the formative years of the industry in each country between the world wars. In doing so, it will highlight some of the strengths and weaknesses exhibited by the different approaches taken by the three governments attempting to build up aircraft manufacturing in the inter-war period (1918–39). Before 1938, the Australian and South African governments made no attempt to attract investment by British and American aircraft manufacturers, the opposite of what Canadian Government did; as a result, the industry was less developed in the former two countries when the Second World War broke out

Aeronautics · Aircraft industry · Business · Economics · Economy · Formative assessment · Government (linguistics · Government procurement · Investment (military · Manufacturing · Political science · Politics · Procurement · Sociology · Strengths and weaknesses · World War II · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Engineering · International Law and Aviation · Law · Marketing · Military and Defense Studies

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