466 Pages
by
Routledge
465 Pages
by
Routledge
466 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is the first systematic study of the relationship between government and defense contractors, examining in detail the political impact of the eight most powerful defense contractors. It details ways in which Boeing, General Dynamics, Grumman, McDonnell Douglas, Northrop, Rockwell International, and United Technologies influence government, from their basic contract activity, corporate... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgments, PART 1 - THE IRON TRIANGLE: CONGRESS, THE PENTAGON AND THE DEFENSE CONTRACTORS, PART 2 - THE WEAPONS BUSINESS - INSTITUTIONS, ROLES AND PEOPLE, PART 3 - THE INFLUENCE BUSINESS - POLITICS AND POWER, PART 4 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, PART 5 - PROFILES, Appendix A, Appendix B, Bibliography
Biography
Gordon Adams is an analyst of political and military affairs for the Council on Economic Priorities. He has written widely on defense economics, including The B-1 Bomber: An Analysis of Its Strategic Utility, Cost, Constituency and Economic Impact and (with Sherri Rosenthal) The Invisible Hand: Questionable Corporate Payments Overseas.
