Politics of Procurement
Military Acquisition in Canada and the Sea King Helicopter
Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
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In 1993, Canada's Liberal Party cancelled an order to replace the Sea King maritime helicopter. The Liberals claimed the Tory plan was too expensive, but the cancellation itself actually cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. The incident drew public attention to the waste in Canada's defence spending and to the under-equipped state of its military.Aaron Plamondon ties the bungled attempts to replace the Sea King – before and since 1993 – to the evolution of the weapons procurement process in Canada since Confederation. He reveals that partisan politics, rather than a desire to increase the military's capabilities, has driven the nation's policy-makers.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2009-12-15
- Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
- Vikt540 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor288
- FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
- ISBN9780774817141
- UtmärkelserWinner of John Lyman Prize for Canadian Naval and Maritime History, North American Society for Oceanic History 2011 (Canada)