The Despot’s Guide to Wealth Management: On the International Campaign Against Grand Corruption

77 become unintelligible to individuals who are not familiar with this particular market, industry and its major drivers. Whether the reader agrees or disagrees with Hartley’s preferences in terms of economic analysis, the book presents straightforwardly and with examples the major dynamics characterising the arms industry and the way it works (especially in large Western arms-producing countries), and explores some of the specific obstacles and challenges that come with its assessment and analysis. 