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Defense Addiction Sanford Gottlieb

Defense Addiction By Sanford Gottlieb

Defense Addiction by Sanford Gottlieb

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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.

Defense Addiction Summary

Defense Addiction: Can America Kick The Habit? by Sanford Gottlieb

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 a debi

About Sanford Gottlieb

Sanford Gottlieb has thirty-four years of experience in military-related activities. He joined the U.S. Navy during World War II and later served as executive director for the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE), New Directions, and United Campuses to Prevent Nuclear War. For seven years, he was senior producer of America's defence Monitor, a weekly television program of the centre for defence Information. He has written and spoken widely on defence and foreign policy issues.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- 1 General Dynamics Digs In -- 2 Defense Mergers -- 3 Arms Sales Abroad -- 4 Selling to Civilian Government Agencies -- 5 Trying to Enter Commercial Markets -- 6 Flexibility: Key to Smaller Defense Firms' Survival -- 7 The Weapons Labs: Can Bomb Designers Help Industry? -- 8 Local Activists Pitch In -- 9 State Governments Take Action -- 10 Pink Slips for Defense Workers -- 11 Congress, Pork, and Defense Jobs -- 12 The Clinton Administration and Dual Use -- 13 The Bigger Picture -- Conclusion

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NPB9780367315375
9780367315375
0367315378
Defense Addiction: Can America Kick The Habit? by Sanford Gottlieb
Sanford Gottlieb
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
20190828
223
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