DocumentCode
1006324
Title
Back to the future: a perspective (defense spending)
Author
Bell, T.E.
Author_Institution
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
Volume
26
Issue
11
fYear
1989
Firstpage
42
Lastpage
44
Abstract
The impact of declines in defense spending on industry is considered. Cutbacks following World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars are examined in an attempt to assess what the effect would be if the current reduction in defense budget growth proves to be another decline rather than a plateau.<>
Keywords
economics; military systems; Korean war; Vietnam war; World War II; defense budget growth; defense spending; Arm; Buildings; Defense industry; Electronics industry; Employment; Financial management; Manufacturing; Surveillance; US Department of Defense; Weapons;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.40704
Filename
40704
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