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Record Nr.

UNINA9910731411703321

Autore

Migone Andrea

Titolo

Procurement and Politics [[electronic resource] ] : Strategies of Defence Acquisition in Canada and Australia / / by Andrea Migone, Alexander Howlett, Michael Howlett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-25689-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 156 p. 4 illus., 2 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

320.6

Soggetti

Political planning

Politics and war

Public administration

Public Policy

Military and Defence Studies

Public Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: Procurement and Politics – The Defence Policy Consensus or Aligning Strategy and Policy is Necessary But Not Automatic -- 2. Procuring Advanced Weapon Systems and Platforms: Four Types of Procurement Considered -- 3. Failure Where Alignment is Lacking: Type 26 Frigate Procurement Processes in Australia Versus Canada, 1990–2022 -- 4. The Significance of Politicization: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Procurement Processes in Canada and Australia 2000-2022 -- 5. Analysis: Military Platform Procurement Strategies and the Need for Political and Doctrinal Alignment in Type 4 Purchases -- 6. Conclusion: Lessons from Military Procurement for Procurement Studies.

Sommario/riassunto

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. 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.