ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1983, contains articles written as a result of the UN 1978-81 study on the relationship between disarmament and development. They analyse the disruptive, retarding and weakening effects of large-scale military preparations on the economic and social fabric of societies around the world. They discuss the benefits of disarmament, and how resources could be converted into constructive civilian uses and national development, particularly in developing countries.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|56 pages
The Study of Armament, Disarmament and Development
chapter Chapter Two|13 pages
Linking Disarmament and Development
part II|104 pages
Militarization and Arms Production in Industrialized Countries
chapter Chapter Four|34 pages
Economic Problems of Arms Production in Western Europe – Diagnoses and Alternatives
chapter Chapter Five|15 pages
Arms Buildup and Disarmament – Effects on Manpower Situations in Countries of Different Social Systems
chapter Chapter Six|31 pages
Efforts at Reducing Military Expenditure in the United States, 1960 to 1978
part III|62 pages
Militarization and Armament Process in Developing Countries
part IV|64 pages
Alternative Perspectives
part V|13 pages
Discussion