Defense addiction
Subtitle: can America kick the habit?
By: Sanford Gottlieb.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Military-industrial complex -- United States; Defense industries -- United States; United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects; United States -- Military policy
Description: Based on hundreds of interviews with defense contractors, union representatives, members of Congress, state and federal officials, lobbyists, economic development professionals, and local activists, Defense Addiction explains how these groups and individuals cope with defense dependence, competition for federal funds, and budget and job cuts - painting a sobering picture of how this addiction hampers the nation's ability to deal effectively with a host of domestic and global problems.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-194) and index.