Mandated defence offsets : can they ever deliver? /

MARKOWSKI Stefan

Mandated defence offsets : can they ever deliver? / Stefan Markowski and Peter Hall. - 2014

Why should international defence acquistions be treated differently to most other non-defence imports? Offset requirements are set by the importing country and often are politically motivated, however in practice they may prove more beneficial to the exporting country. The article concludes that there may be a role for offsets but there is no good reason for them to be mandatory.


OFFSETS--DEFENCE PROCUREMENT