Defense addiction

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This book is based on hundreds of interviews with defense contractors, union representatives, members of Congress, state and federal officials, lobbyists, economic development professionals, and local activists. It explains how these groups and individuals cope with defense dependence.



Whatever happened to the post–Cold War “peace dividend”? Why does military spending continue to escape federal budget reductions? Why, despite the nearly universal desire to reduce government waste and budget deficits, is the United States still saddled with a costly, bloated military-industrial complex? The answer, says Sanford Gottlieb, is the debilitating dependence of a key sector of the American economy on defense jobs and profits. Defense Addiction is based on hundreds of interviews with defense contractors, union representatives, members of Congress, state and federal officials, lobbyists, economic development professionals, and local activists. Gottlieb explains how these groups and individuals cope with defense dependence, competition for federal funds, and budget and job cuts—painting a sobering picture of how this addiction hampers the nation’s ability to deal effectively with a host of domestic and global problems. Gottlieb’s engaging and jargon-free volume points to civilian public investments, reduced military spending, strengthened international peacekeeping, and other measures that could help our country kick the defense habit. His book also provides guidance to companies and communities struggling to break free in the face of inadequate government policies.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 31 december 1996

Aantal pagina's: 223

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Sanford Gottlieb

Hoofduitgeverij: Westview Press Inc

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 152 mm

Product lengte: 229 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 159 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 19 mm

Verpakking lengte: 235 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 295 g

EAN: 9780813331201

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