The Economic Efficiency of the Army's Maneuver Damage Claims Program: Coarse, But No Cigar

Abstract

This thesis proposes to modify the source of funding for overseas maneuver damage claims from the U.S. Army Claims Service (USARCS) to the unit responsible for causing the damage. Law and Economic theory supports this proposed change. The thesis discusses Law and Economic Theory, the Coase Theorem, the underlying statutory mechanisms for paying overseas maneuver damage claims, and historic trends and Army doctrine related to maneuvers. Then Law and Economic Theory are applied to overseas maneuver damage claims mechanisms. The author concludes that if overseas maneuver damage claims were paid with funds directly from the Operations and Maintenance budget of the maneuvering unit, rather than from USARCS funds, commanders would have to take those costs into consideration, resulting in a more efficient outcome.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA519516

Entities

People

  • Jerrett W. Dunlap Jr.

Organizations

  • The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Congress
  • Defense Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Economic Analysis
  • Employment
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • United States

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Theoretical Analysis.