Productivity and the Defense Industries

Abstract

Detailed analysis of economic productivity, to include its definition components, measurement criteria, and causative factors for productivity decline in the United States. Excellent awareness of the economic conditions of the US during the 1970's and the effect of productivity on the US economy as well as the effect of other economic factors on productivity. Final portion of essay focuses on the impact of productivity decline in the defense industry, why it has occurred, and portrays a rather dismal future for the US defense industry through the 1980's.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116199

Entities

People

  • Joseph A. Petrolino Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Capital Investments
  • Commerce
  • Corporations
  • Defense Industry
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Industry
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Manufacturing
  • Markets
  • Money
  • Motivation
  • National Security
  • Productivity
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design