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Defence spending and the north-south divide (1988)
Journal Article
Boddy, M. (1988). Defence spending and the north-south divide. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 57(1), 16-17

Government spending on defence equipment in the UK is currently 6% of public expenditure. It is a major generator of employment and is concentrated in the high-tech electronics and aerospace sectors. Over half of this expenditure is in the southeast.... Read More about Defence spending and the north-south divide.

The geography of military industry in Britain (1988)
Journal Article
Lovering, J., & Boddy, M. (1988). The geography of military industry in Britain. Area, 20(1), 41-51

In this paper new data on military industrial activity at regional levels in Britain are presented. It is argued that such activity is an important element of wider spatial changes in the 1980s. -Authors