Disarmament and employment
Subtitle: a study on the employment aspects of military spending and on the possibilities to convert arms production to civilian production
By: Reijo Lindroos
Contributors: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö
Publisher: Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions, SAK
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Helsinki
Language: eng
Translated from: fin
Format: brossura
Number of pages: 158
Subjects: Disarmament; Economic aspects; Armed Forces; Appropriations and expenditures; Labor policy
Work titles: Aseidenriisunta ja työllisyys
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Bibliography: p. [1-8] (2nd group).
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: FOREWORD; title: . INTRODUCTION; title: I MILITARY SPENDING TODAY; title: 1.1. Trends in the Development of Armaments; title: 1.2. Military Research and Development; title: 1.3. Arms Trade and Arms Exports; title: 1.4. Economic and Social Consequences of the Arms Race; title: II.  THE EMPLOYMENT ROLE OF MILITARY SPENDING; title: 2.1. Political and Economic Effects of the Armaments Industry; title: 2.2. The Employment Effects of the Armaments Industry —— in Different Countries; title: 2.2.1. The United States; title: 2.2.2. West Europe and Japan; title: 2.2.2.1. Great Britain; title: 2.2.2.2. France; title: 2.2.2.3. The Federal Republic of Germany; title: 2.2.2.4. Italy; title: 2.2.2.5. Belgium and Holland; title: 2.2.2.6. Spain; title: 2.2.2.7. The IiNordic Countries; title: 2.2.2.8. Japan; title: 2.2.3. The Soviet Union and Other Socialist Countries; title: 2.2.3.1. The Soviet Union; title: 2.2.3.2. Other Socialist Countries; title: 2.2.4, The Developing Countries; title: 2.2.4.1. India; title: 2.2.4.2. Israel; title: 2.2:4.3. South Africa; title: 2.2.4.4, Brazil; title: 2.3. The ArmedForces as Employers; title: 2.3.1. The United States a; title: 2.3.2. West Europe; title: 2.3.2.1. Great Britain -; title: 2.3.2.2. France; title: 2.3.2.3. The Federal Republic of Germany; title: 2.3.2.4. Italy; title: 2.3.2.5. Belgium and Holland; title: 2.3.2.6. Spain; title: 2.3.2.7. The Nordic Countries; title: 2.3.3. The Soviet Union and Other Socialist countries; title: 2.3.3.1. The Soviet Union; title: 2.3.3.2. Other Socialist countries; title: 2.3.4. The Developing Countries; title: III.  CONVERSION - FROM THE ARMAMENTS INDUSTRY TO CIVILIAN PRODUCTION; title: 3.1. The General Need for Conversion; title: 3.1.1. The influence of the arms build-up on investments and productivity; title: 3.1.2. The effect on the arms build-up on employment; title: 3.1.3. The effect of the arms build-up on inflation; title: 3.1.4. Useful goods through conversion; title: 3.2. Planned Conversion Without Diminishing Employment; title: 3.3. Examples and Models of Conversion; title: 3.3.1. Conversion after the Second World War; title: 3.3.2. Conversion in the United States in the 1960's and 1970's; title: 3.3.2.1. The role of the state in conversion; title: 3.3.2.2. Two examples of conversion: Boeing-Vertol and Brookley Base; title: 3.3.3. British conversion models; title: 3.3.3.1. The Lucas Aerospace model; title: 3.3.3.2. The Vickers example; title: IV. THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT AND DISARMAMENT; title: 4.1. Trade Unions' Positions on Disarmament; title: 4.2. The Trade Union Movement and Conversion; title: V DISARMAMENT AND EMPLOYMENT: SUMMARY; title: BIBLIOGRAPHY; title: ANNEXES; title: TABLES; title: Military expenditure in the world in 1958-1978; title: 2. The percentage share of arms purchases in the over-all military expenditure of the NATO countries in 1972-1977; title: 3. The share of military research programme in the research and development budgets of certain countries in 1961-1976; title: 4, Arms imports of developing countries by regions in 1960-1978 and the main importers in 1978; title: 5. The eight most important arms producing countries on the basis of types of major weapons and trade in arms in 1978; title: 6. Military expenditure and the unemployment rate in the United States in 1939-1978; title: 7. The armaments industry's employment effect in the United States in the years 1971,1974 and 1976; title: 8. The armaments industry's employment effect in the United States: the most important States in terms of arms production in 1976; title: 9. The labour force in the U.S. aerospace industry in the years 1968-1979; title: 10. Military orders placed with the largest U.S. aircraft companies and the labour force of these companies in 1977; title: 11. Development of defence costs in the United Kingdom and their share of the GNP between 1952 and 1979; title: 12. The direct effect of purchases by the British Ministry of Defence, on employment in different branches of industry in 1977; title: 13. The main suppliers of armaments to the British Ministry of Defence in 1977 and their labour force; title: 14. The armaments industry's effect on employment in France in 1979; title: 15. The most important arms manufacturers in France in 1977; title: 16. The development of sales and employment in the French aerospace industry in the years 1971-1977; title: 17. The armaments industry's effect on employment in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1975; title: 18. The main arms manufacturers of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1977; title: 19. The geographical distribution of purchases by the Ministry of Defence in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1976; title: 20. The most important Italian arms manufacturers in 1977; title: 21. The most important arms manufacturers in Belgium and their labour force; title: 22. The most important producers of arms in Holland; title: 23. The most important arms producers in Spain; title: 24. The development of defence expenditure of the four Nordic countries in 1955-1977; title: 25. The most important arms manufacturers in Sweden in 1977; title: 26. Defence expenditure of the Soviet Union in 1940-1978 on the basis of official statistics of the Soviet Union and figures of SIPRI; title: 27. The defence expenditure of the Soviet Union in 1975 according to Western estimates and the country's official announcement; title: 28. The Organization of the Armaments Industry in the Soviet Union; title: 29, The deployment of new nuclear arms systems in the United States and the Soviet Union; title: 30. The main planningoffices in the Soviet Union's aircraft industry; title: 31. The Development of Armament Expenditure of the Socialist Countries of Europe (except the Soviet Union) in 1970-1977, according to SIPRI's Estimates; title: 32. Arms production in developing countries, types of arms produced in 1978; title: 33. The number of military and civilian personnel on the payroll of the U.S. Department of Defense in 1950-1977; title: 34. The numberof personnel on the payroll of the U.S. Department of Defense in 1960-1977, by different groups; title: 35. The amountof personnel of the British Ministry of Defence in the 1970's; title: 36. Personnelof the French defence forces in the 1970's; title: 37. The manpowerin the Italian armed forces in the 1970's; title: 38.. The strength of the armed forces in the four Nordic countries; title: 39. The strength of the Soviet Armed Forces by branches in 1979; title: 40. The strength of the armed forces of the socialist countries of Europe (except the Soviet Union) in 1979; title: 41. Thestrengthof the armed forces in Asia in 1979; title: 42. The strength of the armed forces in the Middle East in 1979; title: 43. The strength of the armed forces in Sub-Saharan Africa in 1979; title: 44, The strength-gf the armed forces in Latin America in 1979"