How the Pentagon Innovates and Why It Costs So Much
Buch, Englisch, 265 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 327 g
ISBN: 978-1-349-53979-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us
Trillions for Military Technology explains why the weapons purchased by the U.S. Department of Defense cost so much, why it takes decades to get them into production even as innovation in the civilian economy becomes ever more frenetic, and why some of those weapons don't work very well despite expenditures of many billions of dollars. It also explains what do about these problems. The author argues that the internal politics of the armed services make weapons acquisition almost unmanageable. Solutions require empowering civilian officials and reforms that will bring choice of weapons "into the sunshine" of public debate.
Zielgruppe
Research
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Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
Choosing Weapons * Technology and Doctrine * Korea and Its Aftermath: The Shift to High Technology * Understanding Acquisition*Organizing for Defense * Buying Military Systems: What the Services Want and What They Get * Research and Weapons Design * Complex Systems and the Revolution in Military Affairs * Innovation and Learning in Peace and War * Generation of Variety and Selection of Innovations * Taking Reform Seriously
