Citation

Hartley K. Def. Peace Econ. 2003; 14(2): 107-115.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10242690302921

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

European defence policy has been dominated by politics. This paper shows how economic principles can be used to derive guidelines for the formulation of European defence policy. The inefficiencies of the EU's existing defence arrangements are identified. It is shown that there is scope for efficiency improvements in the EU's Armed Forces and its defence industries.