The political economy of Augustine weapons / Keith Hartley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartley, Keith, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in defence economics

Cambridge elements. Elements in defence economics. 2632-332X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain.

Aeronautics, Military--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Aeronautics, Military.

Military weapons--Technological innovations--Economic aspects.

Military weapons.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This Element presents an economic analysis of Augustine's Laws and Weapons Systems. It explores and evaluates their economic content and subjects them to critical analysis. The Element is both theoretical and empirical and the empirical work uses an original UK data set on military aircraft over the period 1934 to 1964. The period embraces major technical changes involving war and peace and the shift to jet powered aircraft"-- Cambridge University Press.

Contents:

A brief history of the aircraft and aerospace industries

Augustine’s laws

Augustine weapons: Alternative approaches

The Ministry of Defence viewpoint

Augustine weapons systems: What are they?

Causes

Data used in this study

Literature review

Evidence on cost escalation

Cost overruns on civil projects

Unit cost curves

Trainer aircraft

Empirical results

A critique

Future challenges

Overall conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed November 10, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Hartley, Keith. Political economy of Augustine weapons

ISBN:

9781009627344

1009627341

9781009627337

1009627333

OCLC:

1545083416

Publisher Number:

CIPO000288644

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license