French defense-industrial and defense-technological policies have been important factors in regional economic development. The process of downward adjustment begun in the late 1990s will have major effects on defense-dependent regions. However, conversion has only been given a minor role. The...

The genesis and diffusion of innovation depends upon the density of the cognitive and market relationships among individuals, organisations and institutions at both the micro- and macro-economic level. By addressing the nature of these relationships, which include cooperation, competition and...

The book begins with a penetrating analysis of the main features of today’s capitalism and in particular the conflict between shareholders and managers. It moves on to focus on the consequences of globalization in the decision-making processes of large corporations and represents an...

Ecological, economic and social issues are tightly interwoven and relate to a specific mode of production and social relations. Hence, we use the term "sustainable development" in a very broad sense, aimed at questioning how much and how far the dynamics of end-of-century capitalism is...

Resource wars are often considered as local conflicts threatening, through "spillovers" or contagion effects, to erode the benefits of globalisation for developing countries. This contribution challenges this view. Taking globalisation as the starting point of the analysis, it considers that...

The French meso-system of armament (FMSA) goes on playing a key role in the French innovation system. The paper describes the main institutions ? the procurement agency (DGA), large contractors, and technological agencies which contribute to defence innovation and production. It then addresses...

The finance-driven globalisation also concerns the strategy and governance of world-class enterprises, including those arms production-oriented. As defence provision is also partly transferred to business through Public-private partnership, confidence is so high in financial markets? efficiency...

The chapter addresses some issues on the relations between military and civilian technologies, many of them are related to governmental technology policy issues. Issues addressed are: Do technology policies have to be focussed in priority on defense missions if they are to be successful? Is the...

Defense industrial complexes in leading Cold War nations have downsized and reallocated resources to other productive activities in the 1990s. In this paper, we analyze the experience of two key countries - the US and France. Comparing the two countries, we find similar outcomes in budgetary...