Overview
- Compares the experiences of large scale military procurement in Canada and Australia
- Develops awareness and policy options that will improve the nature of large project procurement
- Brings the insights of public management and administration to those of defence studies
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access.
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This open access book compares the experiences of large-scale military procurement in Canada and Australia. Focusing on the recent frigate and jet-fighter programmes, it demonstrates how delays suffered in delivering weapons systems and platforms in these countries have been caused by misalignments between the strategic requirements set out by the armed forces and government defence policies. By bringing the insights of public management and administration to those of defence studies, the book presents policy options that will help improve the nature of future large-project military procurement. It will appeal to scholars and students of public administration, public management, and defence studies, as well as practitioners and policymakers.
Reviews
"An outstanding examination of one of the more challenging defence issues of democratic states - procurement. As the international system becomes more dangerous Canada and Australia must ensure that it can buy and build the armed forces that it needs. This book provides one of the very best assessments of what is going wrong and what has gone right. A must read for analysts, decision-makers, academics and the concerned public." - (Robert Huebert, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Calgary, Canada.)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Andrea Migone is Assistant Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. He has worked both in academia and the public service in the area of public policy, procurement and public administration.
Alexander Howlett is a Researcher at the Canadian War Studies Association. His research interests include military and naval history.
Michael Howlett is Burnaby Mountain Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University, Canada. He specializes in public policy analysis, political economy, and resource and environmental policy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Procurement and Politics
Book Subtitle: Strategies of Defence Acquisition in Canada and Australia
Authors: Andrea Migone, Alexander Howlett, Michael Howlett
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25689-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-25688-2Published: 23 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-25689-9Published: 21 June 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 156
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Policy, Military and Defence Studies, Public Administration