The Economic Effects of Disarmament : What will happen if Britain disarms? / The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

The Economist Intelligence Unit, author.

United World Trust.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military readiness.

Great Britain--Defenses.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This study, sponsored by the United World Trust, is the most detailed work to have been published on the results of disarmament on the British economy. It examines the consequences of the withdrawal of defence expenditures on industry and employment, and suggests how defence spending could be replaced in order to create new civil demand. The book provides precise and objective statistical analysis, which is much needed in this field. Both method and conclusions will be of interest in all countries to those concerned with public policy and the future of mankind.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgements

Preface

Contents

Part One. The Economic Effects Of Defence Expenditure On The United Kingdom

1. Defence And The Economy

1. The Level of Defence Expenditure

2. Defence and Employment

3. Defence Expenditure and the Firm

4. Defence and Research

5. The Balance of Payments

2. Defence and Industry

6. The Sectors Likely to be Affected

7. The Aircraft Industry

8. The Electronics Industry

9. The Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Industries

10. Other Industries

Part Two. The Transfer Of Resources From Defence Expenditure

11. Past Experience Of Disarmament

12. The Period Of Transition

13. The Ending Of The Transition Period; Forecasts Of The Permanent Redistribution Of Expenditure

14. The Redistribution Of Defence Expenditure To Private Consumption

15. The Redistribution Of Defence Expenditure Through Government Current Expenditure At Home And Increased Aid Abroad

16. The Redistribution Of Defence Expenditure To Investment

17. The Relationship Between Replacement Expenditure And Revenue

Appendix

Appendix A. Garrison Towns and Defence Expenditure

Appendix B. The questionnaire sent to companies believed to carry out defence work

Appendix C. The Estimated Cost to the Exchequer of implementing the Proposals considered in Chapters 14-16

List of Tables

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mrz 2019)

ISBN:

9781487596590

1487596596

9781442631779

1442631775

OCLC:

1091708725