Defense Procurement Institutions Shape Offset Outcomes in Poland
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Discovery of the day · Political Science
The Institutional Sources of Defense-Industrial Policy—Evidence from Poland
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Political Science · Defense Policy
Discovery of the day
This study demonstrates that the structure of defense procurement institutions is a decisive factor in determining offset outcomes — binding contracts that obligate defense firms to invest in the acquiring state. Analyzing two Polish fighter aircraft acquisitions, the researcher shows that when economic development ministries hold an independent seat at the table, countries secure substantially larger offset packages, whereas when offsets are housed within the Ministry of Defense, officials pursue smaller packages to streamline acquisitions. For a writer and retired public servant with deep experience in government procurement and a philosophical interest in institutional design, this finding reveals how bureaucratic structure itself shapes policy choices and national industrial strategy over time.
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