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This book develops a model for analyzing the economic impact of defense industries on developing nations.

Table of Contents

Illustrations Introduction A Model of the Defense Industry in Semi-Industrialized Countries The Defense Industry of Brazil The Defense Industry of Argentina The Defense Industry of Chile Comparative Analysis of the Defense Industries of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile The Relationship between Science and Technology and the Defense Industries in Latin America Assessment of the Economic Impact of the Defense Industries in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile Conclusions Appendix I: Calculations of National Purchases and Total Defense Production Bibliography

About the Author

JOSE O. MALDIFASSI is a Lieutenant Commander in the Chilean Navy and Project Manager of the Chilean Navy's Research and Development Directorate.

PIER A. ABETTI is Professor of Management and Enterpreneurship in the School of Management of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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?Of value to upper-division undergraduate through professional audiences interested in Latin American economic development or the defense industry.?-Choice

"Of value to upper-division undergraduate through professional audiences interested in Latin American economic development or the defense industry."-Choice