The Socio-economics of Conversion from War to PeaceThis text discusses the economic, social and political implications of redirecting labour and capital from a military-based to a post-Cold War economy. |
Contents
Finding the Future The Role of Economic Conversion in Shaping the Twentyfirst Century | 1 |
Sociological Dimensions of Economic Conversion | 21 |
Restructuring the Organization The Importance of Strategic Learning in Conversion | 43 |
Military Contractor Conversion in the United States | 65 |
Retraining for What? Displaced Defense Workers and Federal Programs in Two Regions | 97 |
Organizing for Conversion Peace and Labor Coalitions | 129 |
Building Job Bridges for Defense Industrial Conversion | 161 |
Economic Conversion Legislation Past Approaches and the Search for a New Framework | 193 |
Public Choice Foreign Policy Crises and Military Spending | 231 |
Turning Swords into Washing Machines Converting Russian Military Firms to Consumer | 265 |
Conversion Problems in the Changing Economies | 301 |
Index | 321 |
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