Defence Offsets and the Global Arms Trade: Explaining Cross-National Variations

This book offers the first comprehensive study of defence offsets and its economic, security, political and theoretical implications.

Originating in the second half of the 19th century, defence offsets - additional economic, industrial and technological benefits to states for buying foreign weapons - have since been a key feature of the global arms trade and defence industry. And yet, offsets are an under-researched and under-theorised phenomenon. This book fills this gap in the literature b...