Is war necessary for economic growth? : military procurement and technology development
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Oxford ; New York
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Oxford University Press
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2006
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xi, 219 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Vernon W. Ruttan
CONTENTS NOTE
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War and economic growth -- Interchangeable parts and mass production -- Military and commercial aircraft -- Nuclear energy and electric power -- The computer industry -- Inventing the Internet -- The space industries -- Is war necessary? -- Appendix 1. From concept to commercial development: seven general purpose technologies -- Appendix 2. Computers, microprocessors, and the Internet: a counterfactual history
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Economic aspects ، Technological innovations
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Military aspects ، High technology
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، Economic development
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Economic aspects ، Defense industries - United States
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Economic aspects ، Technological innovations - United States