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Defence Industrialisation in Malaysia:
Development Challenges and the Revolution in Military Affairs
Author: Kogila Balakrishnan
Volume 4, Number 4 (Summer 2008), pp. 135-155.
Abstract
Despite limited resources for socio-economic development, developing countries establish and maintain indigenous arms production. They do so for both defence self-reliance and wider economic development reasons, even though they need to import such critical inputs as design, systems engineering, high-tech components and sub-systems. Against this background, this article analyses Malaysia’s experience with defence industrialisation and highlights the challenge faced by developing countries wishing to join the revolution in military affairs.
About the Author
Kogila Balakrishnan is a member of the Administrative and Diplomatic corps of the Malaysian civil service. She currently works in the Ministry of Defence, Malaysia where she is involved in planning and monitoring the development and growth of the Malaysian defence industry as well as planning, organising and coordinating bilateral defence industry arrangements (including offsets). Kogila holds a first degree in International Relations from University Malaya, an LLB from University of London (External), an MA in Strategy and Diplomacy from the Malaysian National University and a PhD from the Cranfield University based in the Defence Academy, UK. Her research at Cranfield University focused on offsets and technology management. kogilab@yahoo.com.
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