Contents: Preface 1. Introduction: An Important Industry? 2. An Overview of the World Aerospace Industry 3. Aerospace Markets 4. The Economics of the Aerospace Industry 5. The Economics of Technical Progress 6. Industry Structure 7. Industry Conduct and Performance 8. A Company Case Study. BAE Systems: Achievements, Rivals and Prospects 9. A Public Choice Analysis 10. A Case for Subsidy? 11. Buying Military Aircraft 12. The Political Economy of International Collaboration: An Overview of Benefits and Costs 13. International Collaboration: The Reality 14. Future Prospects Index.