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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: The Economist Intelligence Unit,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1963
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)

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.

Table of 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