Arms Transfers to the Third World, 1971-85

by Brzoska, Michael; Ohlson, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780198291169
• ISBN10: 0198291167
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1987-10-29
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The value of major conventional weapons imported by Third World countriesbetween 1971 and 1985 was quadruple that for the previous two decades. Thisspectacular increase reflects changes in the economic and technologicalrelations between industrialized nations and the Third World, as well as havingprofound political repercussions.This book gives a comprehensive overview of the flow of major conventionalweapons during the period 1971-85. It analyses both the suppliers and the mainThird World recipients, describing the inflow of arms and the reasons underlyingit. The facts that propel this arms trade are assessed in a concluding chapterwhich also analyses the structural changes that have occurred in the armsmarkets and their implications.The detailed statistics and arms trade registers for the period (in some casesfrom 1951), and the introduction of a new SIPRI price system for evaluating thearms trade, make this a valuable reference work.