China's Military Procurement in the Reform Era: The Setting of New Directions

ISBN-13: 9780367598860 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 210 str.

Yoram Evron

Opis

This book explores the politics of military procurement in China under the successive leaderships of Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao. It shows how China’s political and military leaders have sought to adjust military procurement policy to meet China's strategic objectives, to relate it to non-military needs, to strike a balance between

Spis treści

Introduction Part I: Background Factors 1. Weapons and Technology in China's Military History 2. Arming the PLA in Its Early Decades 3. Politics and Professionalism in China's Arms Production System Part II: Military Procurement Decisions in the Reform Era 4. Setting Priorities – From Ideology to Pragmatism in China's Military Procurement 5. Military Procurement under Conditions of Declining Threat 6. Military Procurement, Leadership Transition and the End of the Cold war 7. Military Technology Modernization at Last 8. The Buildup of World Power Capability Conclusion: Explaining China's Military Procurement Decisions

 

O autorze

Yoram Evron is Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Studies, the University of Haifa, Israel. He is the author of articles and book chapters on China’s national security and China-Middle East relations.