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military-political-industrial nexus  

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  • The often hidden connections between state, corporate, and military actors, and their roles in determining social development, have long been concerns within modern industrial societies. These alliances involve circuits of contracts, finances, resources, and personnel between institutions, including those of state representatives, defense contractors, arms manufacturers, and military leadership. [Source: Encyclopedia of Transnational Crime & Justice; Military-Political-Industrial Nexus]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/military-political-industrial_nexus

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