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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"defense spending"”.
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What Drives Defense Spending in South Asia?: An Application of Defense Spending and Arms Race Models to India and Pakistan
… questions, we apply five models widely used in defense spending studies. If the model performs well, we will assume that the underlying driver of defense expenditure or change in defense expenditure is present. If the model does not perform well, we will assume the driver is absent. Our goal is …
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Defense Spending and the System of Regional Economies
… and extensive geographic concentration of defense production emerging during the post World War Two era. The evaluation and impact of the regionalization of the defense industry, and the potential impacts on the system of regional economies stemming from defense production, serve as the …
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Female participation in research and development: the role of government and defense spending
This study analyzes how defense spending has biased research and development (R&D) institutions and the path of technological change in a specifically gendered way. Military considerations have long played a significant role in the development of science, technology, and industry. The large role …
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The Ladle and the Knife: Power Projection and Force Deployment under Reagan
… through strength.” It argues that Reagan’s defense spending surge, “Star Wars” (SDI) missile shield policy, and 1983 invasion of Grenada gave the president confidence and political cover that allowed him to withdraw U.S. Marines from Beirut in early 1984. Analysts and commentators focus on …
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The Revolution in Military Affairs and Its Implication For Force Structure
… agreement among national political leaders that defense spending has declined as far as it can, few politicians advocate increasing defense spending. This has created a situation in which the level of defense spending is not conducive to maintaining a large, flexible military force structure to …
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Estimation of ship construction costs
… has seen a dramatic decrease. This decrease in defense spending has placed existing programs under more scrutiny than previous years. As a result there is less tolerance on the part of taxpayers and Congress for procurement cost growth. This Thesis attempts to examine the current method that the …
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Four Essays on Defense and Peace Economics
The dissertation consists of four chapters on defense and peace economics related to peacekeeping operation, terrorism, and military expenditure. The first essay studies the decisionmaking process within peacekeeping operations regarding the timing of peacekeeper deployment. This study finds that …
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Establishing A Theatrical Arts Program For Children On A United States Army Post
… regulation and decrements in Department of Defense spending, the researcher concluded a highly successful and beneficial child participatory theatre is achievable.
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An analysis of foreign military sales logistical support
… currently taking place in the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Department of the Air Force, and private industry. Information on the current system was gathered through a thorough review of literature. Outsourcing and privatization efforts by the Department of Defense, …
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Creating an Integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
… and importance of creating an integrated missile defense system for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries. With its ballistic missiles, Iran is capable of targeting, major American military installations in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Oman. Vital oil refineries, ports, terminals …
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Applications of modular construction techniques for habitability spaces in naval ship design and production
… and expensive. In response to decreasing defense spending, the Navy is considering methods to improve the affordability of aircraft carriers. Modular construction techniques for habitability spaces offer potential costs savings. Although cruise ship builders have utilized modular …
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Defending Canada: Canadian Military Preparedness, 1867- 1902
… decisions surrounding military preparedness, defense spending and the militia made by the Canadian government were designed primarily to protect and foster Canadian state interests that slowly evolved over the three decades before the Boer War in 1899: in the first phase, continued military …
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Managing portfolios of complex systems with the portfolio-level epoch-era analysis for affordability framework
The effects of Sequestration on U.S. Defense spending in the mid-2010s serve as a reminder that complex defense weapons systems are funded by a finite budget. These defense systems have become increasingly complex over time, and with that complexity has come substantial cost. The ability to afford …
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Policy Jolts in U.S. Arms Transfers: The Post Cold War Security Environment
… her Western Allies to reexamine their national defense budgets. The Bush Administration responded to the situation with new policy initiatives or "jolts" that aligned the annual U.S. Department of Defense's budget with Post Cold War realities. (A "jolt" is defined here as a sudden "shock" to a …
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The Dynamics of Size, Composition, and Fiscal Authority in Government Expenditures: Examining The Effects of Social Disturbance
… effects of German reunification on government spending. This research tests several hypotheses using data on total spending and six major sub-policy spending categories between 1972 and 2006. First, this study identifies strong evidence of a large upward displacement effect following …
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Oil from ice : examining the impact of energy development on Canadian Arctic sovereignty
… As it has in the past, Canada is turning to defense spending to help strengthen its sovereignty in the region. Sovereignty is a multi-dimensional concept which requires a state to demonstrate control over its territory and its citizens. Developing Arctic energy resources is one pathway for …