This book will examine the relationship between the US military and American high technology industries. Chapter 1 reviews and assesses the general debate over the military's effects on the economy and technology. In chapter 2 the author contrasts military and trade policy while chapter 3 reviews the uses of high technologies - particularly microelectronics - in military hardware. In chapter 4 is demonstrated how the military played a decisive role in the genesis of nuclear power. The subject of chapter 5 is the military and semiconductors. The analysis then turns to the individual institutions and people affected by the Pentagon-high-tech partnership. Chapter 6 reports about problems of civilian firms involved in military work. The topics of chapter 7 is university research, industrial innovation and the Pentagon. Chapter 8 explores the role oof the scientist in defense work. Chapter 9 is entitled laboor, automation, and regional development. In chapter 10 the analyses are drawn together to suggest a pattern to the Defense Department's impact on advanced technology. It includes alsoa section that discusses an alternative model for military procurement.


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    Title :

    The militarization of high technology


    Additional title:

    Die Militarisierung der Spitzentechnologie


    Contributors:
    Tirman, J. (author)

    Publication date :

    1984


    Size :

    247 Seiten



    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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