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Westview special studies on Africa

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1 Introduction: The Meaning of Military Development; The Meaning of Military Development; Myths and Risks of Military Development; Conclusions; 2 Military Development in an African Context; The Colonial Legacy; Increasing Conflict; Conclusions; 3 Sources and Scope of African Arms Transfers; Arms Transfers and Foreign Policy; Pull Factors and Recipient Considerations; Push Factors and Supplier Styles; Eastern-Bloc Arms Transfers; Western-Bloc Arms Transfers; Third World Suppliers; Conclusions

4 The Political Economy of New Conventional WeaponsGlobal Versus Grass-Roots Analysis; Political Issues; The New Conventional Weapons; The Economics of Arms Transfers; Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers; Conclusions; 5 Arms Transfers, Technology Absorption, and Human Resources; Arms Transfers as Technology Transfers; Arms Transfer Trends; Military Technology Transfers; The Nature of Military Technology; Defining Absorptive Capacity; Cultural Components of Technology Absorption; New Conventional Weapons and Technology Transfer; Conclusions

6 Appropriate Military Technology and African Self-RelianceThe Appropriate Technology Problem; Appropriate Technology in Africa; Appropriate Military Technology; Alternative Suppliers; Conclusions; 7 Conclusions and Policy Implications; Some Modest Policy Proposals; Conclusions; Statistical Appendix; Notes; Abbreviations; Index

Arms transfers > Africa.

Weapons > Africa.

Africa > Military policy.

Africa > Politics and government > 1960-