Military R&D after the Cold War

Preface. Part 1: Analytical Approaches and Context. 1. Conversion Strategies in Eastern Europe and the Former USSR: A Thematic Overview; M. Boutoussov. 2. West European Defence Industrial Policy after the Cold War; P. Gummett. 3. Concepts of Military Technology: Contesting the Boundaries Between the Civilian and the Military; T. Cronberg. 4. New challenges after the Cold War; J. Farkas. 5. Shock Therapy - Is There Really No Alternative?; P. Redfern. 6. Innovation and Technology Policy in The East European Transformation - the Hungarian Case; P. Tamas. Part 2: Cases and Experiences. 7. Critical Technologies, Policy and Security in a Middle Power Country, A Case of Avionics and Systems Integration in Canada; J. de la Mothe, G. Paquet. 8. Beyond the Frontier: The Convergence of Military and Civilian R&D in the United States; H. Etzkowitz. 9. Procurement Policies and Military R&D in the Nordic Countries; H. Skoie. 10. Transfer of Technology and Managerial Skills: The Possible Role of Foreign Direct Investment in the Development of the East; J.-A. Héraud. 11. The European Union's Contribution to the R&TD Capacities of the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union; G. Lake. 12. Conversion in the Ukrainian Military R&D at the Beginning of the 1990s: Some Results and Problems; I. Egorov. 13. Study of the Requirements and Experience of Utilisation of Knowledge and Results of Military Researchers: Case Study of the Medical Research Institute in Ukraine; G. Karas. 14. Establishment of a Technology Transfer Centre in Bratislava; H. Semerad.15. Conversion in Bulgaria: Some Contextual Problems; K. Simeonova. 16. Observations on the Socio-Political and Cultural Context of Military Conversion: A Polish View; L.W. Zacher. Index.