Re-conceptualising the military-industrial complex : a general systems theory approach

• Main Author: Kuah, Adrian W. J
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90467; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4490
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper examines the prevailing model by which the interplay between defence establishments and defence industries - the military-industrial complex - has been understood, focusing primarily on the defence industrial base. It argues that given global change drivers such as the end of the Cold Wa...