Economics and National Security
In: Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives
Intro -- ECONOMICS AND NATIONAL SECURITY -- ECONOMICS AND NATIONAL SECURITY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ECONOMICS AND NATIONAL SECURITY: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY* -- Summary -- National Security and the Congressional Interest1 -- National Security Strategy -- Twenty-First Century Challenges to National Security -- The Role of the Economy in U.S. National Security5 -- Other Roles of the Economy in National Security -- Macroeconomic Issues in National Security -- The Federal Deficit and Military Spending13 -- Reducing the Federal Budget Deficit30 -- Traditional Microeconomic Issues in National Security -- The Dedicated Defense Industry in the United States35 -- Defense Acquisition and Contracting Processes40 -- The Secretary of Defense's Approach to DOD Business Operations Reform -- Analysis48 -- Base Closures and the Local Impact of Defense Spending49 -- Economic Growth and Broad Conceptions of Security -- Human Capital -- College, K-12, and Early Childhood Education58 -- Context -- Analysis -- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education69 -- Context -- Analysis -- International Education and Exchange84 -- Context -- Analysis -- Immigration103 -- Context -- Analysis -- Research, Innovation, Energy, and Space -- Investing in Research119 -- Context -- Analysis -- Transforming the Energy Economy132 -- Context -- Analysis -- Space Capabilities142 -- Globalization, Trade, Finance, and the G-20 -- Instability in the Global Economy156 -- Savings and Exports162 -- Context -- Analysis -- Boosting Domestic Demand Abroad167 -- The Role of China -- Will China Change its Economic Growth Model? -- Open Foreign Markets to U.S. Products and Services171 -- Analysis -- Trade Enforcement -- Pending FTAs and Negotiations -- New Initiatives -- Alternative Views -- Build Cooperation with International Partners180