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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2014Subject(s): Online resources: In: Defense & Security Analysis Vol 30 No 2, 2014, pages 148-162 (94)Summary: 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.
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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.

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