Organic Agriculture’s Approach towards Sustainability; Its Relationship with the Agro-Industrial Complex, A Case Study in Central Macedonia, Greece

The extraordinary year-to-year continuity in the list of top Cold War aerospace suppliers has led many analysts to adopt theories of a military-industrial complex (MIC). The collapse of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, once the second-largest manufacturer in the United States and a leading defense contractor, belies their approach. This article recounts the histories of Curtiss-Wright's three independent divisions and uses these to test the MIC theory against three other explanations of the pattern of Cold War defense procurement: the technological imperative, the bureaucratic-strategic perspective, and free-market competition. The bureaucratic-strategic theory is most consistent with the case-study evidence.

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Radio Adelaide: A case study of community radio change and resilience within the non-profit industrial complex

Journal of Alternative & Community Media ◽

10.1386/joacm_00063_1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 4-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charlotte Bedford

Keyword(s):

Radio Station ◽

Industrial Complex ◽

Community Radio ◽

Non Profit ◽

Australian Community ◽

Financial Survival ◽

Political Economic ◽

The Impact ◽

Source Of Information

The Australian community radio sector is a rich source of information for researchers, activists and practitioners working to support and develop community broadcasting worldwide. With a 46-year history, it represents an established and enduring third tier of independent local broadcasting with over 450 non-profit radio services legislated to provide opportunities for community engagement and participation. This article focuses on the political, economic and institutional factors involved in a change of ownership and management of Radio Adelaide, the countrys longest running community radio station. The process illustrates the impact and effects of the non-profit industrial complex as stations struggle for financial survival and independence in an increasingly competitive, corporatized environment. It is a case study which questions the contemporary understanding of a strong and resilient sector, highlighting themes to inform community media research and practice internationally.

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Knowledge and social networks: New dimensions of economic interaction between firms

Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business ◽

10.37380/jisib.v1i1.14 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Michael Steiner ◽

Michael Ploder

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Open Systems ◽

Complex Model ◽

Industrial Complex ◽

Science Base ◽

The Social ◽

Economic Interaction ◽

Supplier Networks

The paper explores the form and content of economic interaction of firms based on various concepts of agglomeration and social networks. It uses a case study of the machinery sector in the region of Styria as empirical background. Starting with types of clustering – the model of pure agglomeration, the industrial-complex model and the social-network model - the paper argues that certain geographical agglomerations allow different types of networks and different patterns of behaviour. Thus different forms of learning, knowledge sharing and knowledge creation. Some “stylized facts” in support of this perspective are derived from an analysis of a regional network. This network comprises individualistic open systems consisting of several areas which overlap. Physical linkages between these networks are weak, but intersections based on cooperative R&D and R&D infrastructure, qualification and informal exchanges are evident. From a regional perspective it can be seen to dominate. Despite evident sectoral concentrations direct links to the prevailing science base appear more significant as binding factors than long term supplier networks. These relationships are interpreted in terms of their need for proximity, their durability and above all their direction of knowledge dependency.

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Analyzing Spatio-Temporal Trends of Deforestation due to Industrial Complex Development in Republic of Korea: A Case Study of Gyeong-buk and Gyeong-nam Provinces

Journal of the Korean Urban Geographical Society ◽

10.21189/jkugs.19.3.8 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 103-111

Author(s):

Oh Seok Kim ◽

Jeong Eun ◽

Young-Joon Lee

Keyword(s):

Temporal Trends ◽

Republic Of Korea ◽

Industrial Complex ◽

Complex Development ◽

Spatio Temporal

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Stick to the plan? Culture, interests, multidimensional threats, and Italian defence policy

Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica ◽

10.1017/ipo.2017.4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 183-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michela Ceccorulli ◽

Fabrizio Coticchia

Keyword(s):

Armed Forces ◽

Industrial Complex ◽

Security Threats ◽

Central Mediterranean ◽

International Context ◽

Military Industrial Complex ◽

National Debate ◽

The Military

The international context seems to be increasingly exposed to multidimensional and transnational challenges, ranging from irregular migration and piracy to the violation of basic human rights. Rather than excluding a potential role for the military, many European states rely on it to face a complex security scenario. What are the reasons behind this activism? Taking Italy as a case study, this article works out two main arguments (ideational factors and interests relating to the so-called military–industrial complex) and tries to intercept their weight in the national debate leading to the decision to intervene militarily (or not) in Sri Lanka (2004–05), Haiti (2010), and in the Central Mediterranean (2015–). Ultimately, this effort contributes to understanding the role of the military instrument in Italy, a state particularly exposed to the new challenges ahead, and offers tools for research to be potentially applied in other countries that make similar use of armed forces to deal with non-conventional security threats.

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