The Impact of Defense Spending on the American Economy

Abstract

The author discusses the impact on the economy of defense spending from the point of view of an economist rather than of a politician. Politicians and political appointees make judgments as to relative worth of social programs and defense programs. He attempts to examine the impact of defense expenditures on the economy in a way that is not biased by any preconceived judgements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109311

Entities

People

  • David L. Blond

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Budgets
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Cost Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Impact
  • Economic Models
  • Economic Systems
  • Economics
  • Employment
  • Investments
  • Market Economy
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.