Is war necessary for economic growth? : military procurement and technology development / Vernon W. Ruttan.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,2006 2006.Description: xi, 219 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 0195188047 (alk. paper)
- 338.9730927 R937
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book - Borrowing | Central Library First floor | 338.9730927 RUT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 000002230 |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
There are no comments on this title.