Timing is everything : the politics and processes of New Zealand defence acquisition making /

"This book identifies the critical factors that shaped and influenced New Zealand's defence acquisition decision-making processes from the election of the Fourth Labour Government in 1984 and the subsequent ANZUS crisis, through to the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United Stat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Greener, Peter, 1950-
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2009.
Subjects:	New Zealand. > Ministry of Defence > Procurement. New Zealand. > Defence Force > Procurement. New Zealand. > Defence Force. New Zealand. > Ministry of Defence. Defense contracts > New Zealand. Military supplies. Government purchasing > New Zealand. New Zealand > Armed Forces > Procurement. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International) Armed Forces > Procurement. Defense contracts. Government purchasing. New Zealand. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction--The Policy Background and the Policy Framework
The ANZACS, Part 1--The Frigate that wasn't a Frigate
Oranges and Lemons--HMNZS Charles Upham
'No, Minister ... '--The ANZAC Frigates, Part II
'The Deal of the Century'--The F-16s
'I see no submarines'--Upgrading the Orions
Plotting and Sedition, or Necessary Acquisition? The LAV IIIs
Politics and Processes: Reflections on the Characteristics of the Decision-Making Process.