Rise of the Gunbelt - The Military Remapping of Industrial America

Zusatztext a good read! packed with information and ideas that provoke thought. Klappentext 'The Rise of the Gunbelt' offers a compelling portrait of the geography of the military - industrial complex, its winners and losers, its troubling economic and political consequences, and the role of the gunbelt in America's uncertain economic and military future. Zusammenfassung This monograph argues that America's economic landscape has undergone a profound transformation since 1945 as a result of the rise of the "military-industrial complex" and the formation of a new industry based on defence spending.

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• Authors: Scott Campbell, Scott (Department of Planning Campbell, Campbell Scott, Sabina Deitrick, Sabina (Institute for Urban and Regional Development Deitrick, Sabina Dietrich, Pr Director, Peter Hall, Peter (Institute for Urban and Regional Development Hall, Hall Peter, Ann Markusen, Ann (Professor of Planning Markusen, Ann (Professor of Planning; Director Markusen, Ann Hall Markusen, Markusen Ann
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.1991
• EAN: 9780195066487
• ISBN: 978-0-19-506648-7
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; USA, HISTORY / Military / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, HISTORY / Military / United States, macroeconomics, Economic history, Warfare & defence, c 1960 to c 1970, United States of America, USA, c 1950 to c 1959, Warfare and defence, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1970 to c 1980, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, C 1945 To C 1960