international perspectives on realizing the peace dividend /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Ann Markusen, Sean DiGiovanna and Michael C. Leary.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xvi, 272 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Studies in defence economics ;
Volume Designation
v. 7
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; From defense to development?; Post-Cold War conversion: gains, losses, and hidden changes in the US economy; The Spanish defense industrial restructuring in the post-Cold War decade; The Polish defense industry: restructuring in the midst of economic transition; The dismantling of the Argentine defense industry; Diversification and niche market exporting: the restructuring of Israel's defense industry in the post-Cold War era; Defense downsizing in South Africa.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book tracks the progress of 12 countries on five continents in moving resources from defense to civilian activity in the 1990s. Based on intensive research, it addresses each country with an impressive standard of scholarship.
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Title
From defense to development?.
International Standard Book Number
041532291X
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Economic conversion, Case studies.
Economic conversion.
Economic development, Case studies.
Economic development.
Military readiness-- Costs, Case studies.
Military readiness-- Costs.
Peace-- Economic aspects, Case studies.
Peace-- Economic aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Structural Adjustment.
Economic conversion.
Economic development.
Military readiness-- Costs.
Peace-- Economic aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Economic Policy.