Abstract
Militarisation in South Africa is examined through a study of the development, organization and geography of military production. The rise of Armscor as a significant military-industrial enterprise is disclosed at the heart of the post-1960 growth of armaments production in South Africa. Despite intensifying arms embargoes, military industrialization in South Africa has attained a degree of self-sufficiency. Military production is analysed as a powerful implicit spatial policy shaping the South African space economy favouring in particular the development of the core metropolitan areas, most importantly the Johannesburg-Pretoria axis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 241-250 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Geo Journal |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
