The Impact of the Vietnam Conflict on the Economy of the United States.

Abstract

This paper reviews the key events and government policies during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, to compare government initiatives to control the adverse economic effects of rapid military buildup and subsequent cut-back in military spending in both cases. Lessons to be learned from successes and failures of these two experiences are discussed, and claims that Vietnam military spending has been the root cause of the continuing inflationary spiral in the United States are evaluated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1980
Accession Number
ADA087577

Entities

People

  • Alwyn H. King

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Impact
  • Economic Policy
  • Economics
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Korean War
  • Money
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Security
  • United States
  • Vietnam War
  • War

Readers

  • Economics
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.