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Title:Transnational Corporate Involvement in South Africa's Military Build-Up
Authors:Seidman, Ann W.ISNI
Makgetla, Neva
Year:1979
Periodical:Journal of Southern African Affairs
Volume:4
Issue:2
Period:April
Pages:153-173
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:multinational enterprises
defence
international relations
Economics and Trade
Military, Defense and Arms
Politics and Government
Abstract:This article seeks to present a few of the many facts which expose the way transnational corporate trade and investments have built up the South African military industrial complex, enabling the white minority to thumb its nose at world opinion while perpetuating its profitable rule through the continued mass impoverishment of the African majority: Introductory - The South African military market as a stimulus for transnational corporate investment - Some examples of transnational corporate investments in strategic sectors - Transnational corporate banks' contribution to South African military-industrial build-up - Summary and conclusion. Notes, tab.