The defense industry /
Jacques S. Gansler.
- 1st MIT Press pbk. ed.
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1982, �1980.
- 346 p : ill ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-330) and index.
Economic analysis of the defence industry in the USA - examines its industrial structure, economic role, economic implications for market access, cost effectiveness, research and development, etc. Arising from its monopsonistic contracting relationship with the state; points out that the industry is not self-sufficient but dependent on trade; recommends government policy changes to increase both industrial production efficiency and strategic responsiveness; looks at the shipbuilding and aircraft industries in particular. Bibliography and graphs.
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War--Economic aspects--United States. commerce international.