The Military-Industrial-Scientific Complex and the Rise of New Powers: Conceptual, Theoretical and Methodological Contributions and the Brazilian Case

Abstract

We proposed to explore the utility of the theoretical framework of the resource curse to investigate the impact of the commodity boom on the Brazilian Military Industrial Scientific Complex. The resource curse holds that commodity booms convince politicians and societies that there are no budget constraints, all projects may be funded, and that corruption is of little concern because it does not interfere with distribution of benefits to society at large. This easy wealth undermines sustainable economic growth, political stability and the rule of law. Our study will extend this approach to a new arena (dual use technologies) and a new question (the impact of resource booms and busts on innovation).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 29, 2017
Accession Number
AD1050663

Entities

People

  • Anne L. Clunan
  • David Mares
  • Eugenio Diniz
  • Frank D. Mccann
  • Harold A. Trinkunas
  • James C. Moltz
  • James H. Fowler
  • Scott W. Desposato

Organizations

  • California State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Commodities
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Hispanics
  • Investments
  • Military Applications
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Political Science
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Submarines
  • Technology Transfer

Readers

  • Economics
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.