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Book SynopsisThe defence industry was one of the pillars of the command economy system in East Central Europe. After the end of the cold war the sector went through dramatic changes: it was radically downsized, reorganized and restructured according to the needs of the emerging new socio-economic systems. One of the major factors that shaped this adjustment was the enlargement of NATO and the European Union and the prospect of integration into these two organizations. The military establishments and defence industries became principal actors in the integration process, which helped them to acquire political legitimization and new economic resources. At the same time, integration presented unexpected challenges and constraints for the regions restructuring defence industry. This book presents a comparative analysis of the defence industries of six East Central European countries-Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia-describing how they adjusted to the changed political
Table of Contents1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. THE POST-COLD WAR EVOLUTION OF THE ARMS INDUSTRY ; 3. POLAND: A QUALIFIED SUCCESS STORY ; APPENDIX 3A. POLISH COMPANY CASE STUDIES ; 4. HUNGARY: THE TWISTS AND TURNS OF TRANSFORMATION ; APPENDIX 4A. HUNGARIAN COMPANY CASE STUDIES ; 5. A COMPARISON OF POLAND AND HUNGARY ; APPENDIX 5A. COMPARING A POLISH AND A HUNGARIAN COMPANY ; 6. THE CZECH REPUBLIC: BRIGHT PROMISES AND SOBER REALITY ; APPENDIX 6A. CZECH COMPANY CASE STUDIES ; 7. SLOVAKIA: FROM A NATIONALIST BACKWATER TO A SLAVIC TIGER ; APPENDIX 7A. SLOVAK COMPANY CASE STUDIES ; 8. BULGARIA: THE CHALLENGE OF CATCHING UP ; APPENDIX 8A. BULGARIAN COMPANY CASE STUDIES ; 9. ROMANIA: HIGH AMBITIONS, HARSH REALITIES AND PRAGMATISM ; APPENDIX 9A. ROMANIAN COMPANY CASE STUDIES ; 10. THE NEW ARMS INDUSTRY IN EAST CENTRAL EUROPE ; 11. THE IMPACT OF EU AND NATO MEMBERSHIP ; 12. CONCLUSIONS
