Defense Conversion |
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| Author:
| Gansler, Jacques S. |
| Series title: | Twentieth Century Fund Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-262-07166-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 1995 |
| Publisher: | MIT Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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This text examines the need to convert the defence industry from an inefficient and non-competitive part of the US economy to an integrated, civilian/military operation. The author defines the challenges, especially the influence of old-line defence interests and presents examples of restructuring. Gansler discusses growing foreign involvement, lessons of prior industrial conversions, the best structure for the next century, current barriers to integration, a three-part transformation...
More DescriptionThis text examines the need to convert the defence industry from an inefficient and non-competitive part of the US economy to an integrated, civilian/military operation. The author defines the challenges, especially the influence of old-line defence interests and presents examples of restructuring. Gansler discusses growing foreign involvement, lessons of prior industrial conversions, the best structure for the next century, current barriers to integration, a three-part transformation strategy, the role of technological leadership, and the critical workforce. He concludes by outlining sixteen specific actions for achieving civil/military integration.