The Political Economy of Military Spending in the United States

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ISBN: 9780415075954 | 0415075955
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 8/6/1992

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Leading scholars examine the links between domestic politics, defense spending and the economics of the US defense industry.

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Introduction: Political Economy and National Security	p. 1
Cycles in Military Spending	p. 13
Elections, Business Cycles, and the Timing of Defense Contract Awards in the United States	p. 15
Notes	p. 30
Do Leaders Make a Difference? Posture and Politics in the Defense Budget	p. 33
'Too Little,' but Not for Too Long: Public Attitudes on Defense Spending	p. 52
References	p. 64
Risky Business: Us-Soviet Competition and Corporate Profits	p. 65
References	p. 101
On the Domestic Political-Economic Sources of American Military Spending	p. 103
The Political Economy of Military Spending and Military Action	p. 133
Military Buildup, War Escalation, and Business Confidence: Wall Street's Reactions to the Vietnam Conflict	p. 135
Note	p. 151
The Political Economy of Military Actions: The United States and Israel	p. 155
Notes	p. 176
Defense Spending and Economic Performance	p. 183
'Guns' vs 'Butter': a Disaggregated Analysis	p. 185
Guns, Butter, and Debt: Balancing Spending Tradeoffs between Defense, Social Programs, and Budget Deficits	p. 196
Defense Budgeting, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Performance	p. 217
Military Burden and Economic Hegemonic Decline: The Case of the United States	p. 238
Issues in Defense Spending	p. 259
Issues in Defense Spending: Plausibility and Choice in Soviet Estimates	p. 261
References	p. 280
Expectations and the Dynamics of Us Defense Budgets: a Critique of Organizational Reaction Models	p. 282
Conclusions: If the Times Are A' Changing	p. 305
Appendix: The Political Economy of Defense Spending Data Set	p. 317
Index	p. 325
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The Political Economy of Military Spending in the United States

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