Revisiting armaments production in Southeast Asia : new dreams, same challenges

• Main Author: Bitzinger, Richard A.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::Southeast Asia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103933; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24608
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Several states in Southeast Asia have long attempted to produce their own armaments, both to support national security and to aid in national economic and technological advancement. In most cases, however, such efforts have been decidedly disappointing, and few local arms industries have been econom...