{"product_id":"the-politics-of-procurement-aaron-plamondon-9780774817141","title":"The Politics of Procurement: Military Acquisition in Canada and the Sea King Helicopter","description":"In 1993, Canada's Liberal Party cancelled an order to replace the navy's \u003ci\u003eSea King\u003c\/i\u003e helicopter. It claimed that the Tory plan was too expensive, but the cancellation itself actually cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. Aaron Plamondon connects this incident to the larger evolution of defence procurement in Canada, revealing that partisan politics, rather than a desire to increase the military's capabilities, have driven the military procurement process. This saga of the government playing havoc with weapons acquisition offers an explanation for, and clues for resolving, the under-equipped state of Canada's military.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Plamondon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774817143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774817141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/29\/2010 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 296","brand":"Aaron Plamondon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443677278463,"sku":"9780774817141","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c497b0a7-7bee-42e9-a58d-89ec2ca5e7f3.jpg?v=1777207072","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-politics-of-procurement-aaron-plamondon-9780774817141","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}