The purpose of the study is to review the likely impact of reduced military expenditures on the economy of the United States and to identify some of the more pressing problems which may be encountered in the shift of resources from military to non-military uses. (Author).
By 1997, U.S. national defense outlays would be 28% below their peak level in the 1980s. This report examines the effects of cuts in defense spending not only on the national economy, but also on states, industries, and selected local areas (including California, Maine and Missouri).
This book examines the impact defense spending has on economic growth. While defense spending was not deliberately invented as a fiscal policy instrument, its importance in the composition of overall government spending and thus in determining employment is now easily recognized. In light of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the consequent reduction in the threat to the security of the United States, maintaining defense spending at the old level seems indefensible. The media has concentrated on the so-called peace dividend. However, as soon as the federal government is faced with defense cuts, it realizes the macroeconomic ramifications of such a step. Based on studies included in this volume, we examine the effects of defense spending on economic growth and investigate how the changed world political climate is likely to alter the importance and pattern of defense spending both for developed and developing countries.
En række artikler, der belyser, hvorledes en formindskelse af USA's forsvarsudgifter vil påvirke landets økonomiske forhold på talrige områder såsom industri, og lokalsamfundene omkring militære etablissementer etc. Bogen er i 1970 udgivet under titlen "Adjustments of the U.S. economy to reductions in military spending."
By assessing the costs and benefits of military spending, the authors provide a "second opinion" on the subject of military economics. While advocates of increased military spending often stress the positive effects of the Pentagon on the economy, there has been little systematic summary of the "opportunity costs" that society pays for a large military establishment. This book fills that gap.