Is war necessary for economic growth? : military procurement and technology development /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ruttan, Vernon W.
Corporate Authors: Oxford University Press.
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://www.iresearchbook.cn/f/ebook/detail?id=8aa6904c0fa14b1a9a0797b44d2e3724
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xi, 219 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN: 9780198040651
9780195188042
Index Number: HC79
CLC: F-05
F014.1
Contents: War and economic growth -- Interchangeable parts and mass production -- Military and commercial aircraft -- Nuclear energy and electric power -- The computer industry -- Inventing the Internet -- The space industries -- Is war necessary? -- Appendix 1. From concept to commercial development: seven general purpose technologies -- Appendix 2. Computers, microprocessors, and the Internet: a counterfactual history.