Bringing defense into the information economy / David C. Gompert and Paul Bracken.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Gompert, David C.

Contributor:

Bracken, Paul J.

National Defense University. Center for Technology and National Security Policy

Series:

Defense & technology papers ; no. 28.

Defense & technology papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense industries--Information technology--Economic aspects--United States.

Defense industries.

Information technology--Economic aspects--United States.

Information technology.

Information technology--Economic aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 30 pages) : 1 color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, [2006]

Summary:

Examines reasons why the defense industry is not experiencing economic gains from the use of IT like those experienced by other IT-rich sectors of the U.S. economy.

Contents:

Introduction

The economics of defense in the information age

Alternative explanations of why defense is outside the new economy

Structural analysis of the defense industry

What can be done?

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Apr. 7, 2011).

"March 2006."

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Gompert, David C. Bringing defense into the information economy

OCLC:

352896240