Search
Feedback
About
Help
News
| Listing 1 - 3 of 3 |
Sort by
|
Book
ISBN: 1009023802 1009010565 1009021192 1009020994 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
Abstract | Keywords | Export | Availability | Bookmark
Loading...Choose an application
- Reference Manager
- EndNote
- RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)
The United States defence economy is remarkable for a number of reasons - including sheer size. It receives a significant (albeit decreasing) share of GDP and has a significant international footprint. Its purpose is to provide the resources for national defence - against a set of complex and capable adversaries. The main players in the defence economy are households, and the Federal Government. The associated interactions determine the resources provided for national defence and their allocation among various defence needs. This Element focuses primarily on interactions between government and industrial suppliers within the institutional peculiarities of the defence marketplace. This includes the developments that have determined the course of defence industry consolidation post-Cold War. The authors also highlight the persistent gap between resources available for defence and the means to execute the National Security Strategy. Finally, they offer some tentative thoughts regarding developments likely to shape the defence economy's future.
Book
ISBN: 9781421441818 Year: 2021 Publisher: Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Abstract | Keywords | Export | Availability | Bookmark
Loading...Choose an application
- Reference Manager
- EndNote
- RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)
First named by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in his farewell address, the Military-Industrial Complex was originally tailored to develop and produce military technologies equal to the existential threat perceived to be posed by the Soviet Union. An informal yet robust relationship between the military and industry, the MIC pursued and won a qualitative, technological arms race but exacted a high price in waste, fraud, and abuse. The author tells here the comprehensive history of the MIC from the Cold War, through the War on Terror, and to the present day. He argues that the MIC is now significantly different than it was when Eisenhower warned of its dangers, still exerting a significant but diminished influence in American life. Focusing on the three decades since the end of the Cold War in 1991, the author explains how a lack of cohesion, rapid change, and historical contingency have transformed America's military-industrial institutions and infrastructure. An authoritative account of America's evolving arsenal since World War II, this book is a dynamic exploration of military preparedness and current events.
MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX--USA --- DEFENSE INDUSTRIES--USA
Book
ISBN: 9781009023801 9781009010566 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Abstract | Keywords | Export | Availability | Bookmark
Loading...Choose an application
- Reference Manager
- EndNote
- RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)
The US defense economy is remarkable for a number of reasons -- including sheer size. It receives a significant (albeit decreasing) share of GDP and has a significant international footprint. Its purpose is to provide the resources for national defense -- against a set of complex and capable adversaries. The main players in the defense economy are households and the federal government. The associated interactions determine the resources provided for national defense and their allocation among various defense needs. This Element focuses primarily on interactions between government and industrial suppliers -- within the institutional peculiarities of the defense marketplace. This includes the developments that have determined the course of defense industry consolidation post-Cold War. The authors also highlight the persistent gap between resources available for defense and the means to execute the National Security Strategy. Finally, they offer some tentative thoughts regarding developments likely to shape the defense economy's future--back cover.
MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX--USA --- HISTORY --- DEFENSE INDUSTRIES--USA
| Listing 1 - 3 of 3 |
Sort by
|