Defense Spending and the System of Regional Economies

The federal government is frequently identified as one of the principal agents inducing change within and between the system of regional economies. This influence, and associated impacts, stem from the enormity of the federal budget, the relative instability of expenditure patterns over time, and government purchases of many goods and services from the private sector. Perhaps the most dramatic and apparent of these influences has been the regionalization 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 basis of this dissertation.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Geography

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Esparza, Adrian S.

• Geography

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8803032

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70653