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The Military as an Economic Actor

Soldiers in Business

  • Jörn Brömmelhörster
  • Wolf-Christian Paes
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Part of the International Political Economy Series book series (IPES)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xii
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  2. Soldiers in Business: An Introduction
    Jörn Brömmelhörster, Wolf-Christian Paes
    Pages 1-17
  3. Military Business in Argentina
    Thomas Scheetz
    Pages 18-31
  4. Soldiers as Businessmen: The Economic Activities of Central America’s Militaries
    Arnoldo Brenes Castro, Kevin Casas Zamora
    Pages 32-51
  5. The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Military Business Complex
    Tai Ming Cheung
    Pages 52-73
  6. The Economic and Commercial Roles of the Vietnam People’s Army
    Carlyle A. Thayer
    Pages 74-93
  7. Trifungsi: The Role of the Indonesian Military in Business
    Lesley McCulloch
    Pages 94-123
  8. Power, Perks, Prestige and Privileges: The Military’s Economic Activities in Pakistan
    Ayesha Siddiqa-Agha
    Pages 124-142
  9. Praetorians or Profiteers? The Role of Entrepreneurial Armed Forces in Congo-Kinshasa
    Wolf-Christian Paes, Timothy M. Shaw
    Pages 143-169
  10. The Largest European Army in Business: The Case of Russia
    Ksenia Gonchar
    Pages 170-186
  11. Conclusion
    Jörn Brömmelhörster, Wolf-Christian Paes
    Pages 187-196
  12. Back Matter
    Pages 197-223
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About this book

Introduction

Armed forces across the globe engage in economic activities both in times of war and peace. This book provides a critical analysis of this phenomenon, comparing experiences with 'military business' from four continents (Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America). Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the volume shows the implications of 'military business' for civil-military relations, good governance and international development policies.

Keywords

Argentina Asia business development entrepreneur Europe Governance Russia

Editors and affiliations

  • Jörn Brömmelhörster
    • 1
  • Wolf-Christian Paes
    • 2
  1. 1.Asian Development BankManilaPhilippines
  2. 2.Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)Germany

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