A Dead Giveaway
A Critical Analysis of New Labour's Rationales for Supporting Military Exports
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12532142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma Mayhew (0000-0002-2582-1548, a Quakers , London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 62-83 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arms Control (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-0381 • E-ISSN: 1743-8764 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13523260500127015 |
| OpenAlex | W1965147068 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The government maintains a rolling programme of both financial and political support for companies exporting military equipment and services abroad at levels incomparable in any other British industry except agriculture. The most identifiable figures show that the net costs of this activity stands at between £228 million per annum and up to a possible £990 million per annum. This article critically examines the case made by the New Labour government for continuing this policy. I argue that when the economic, strategic and political rationales put forward for maintaining these levels of support are subject to scrutiny, either the government has failed to prove its case or the case is simply unsustainable
Agriculture · Business · Economics · Financial crisis · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scrutiny · Subject (documents · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2005 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |