brief 9
BICC brief 9
US Conversion after the Cold War, 1990-1997
Lessons for Forging a New Conversion Policy
by Greg Bischak
Contents
Zusammenfassung
German summary
Introduction
What Happened to the Peace Dividend
- Assistance for defense industries
- Defense-related workers assistance
- Community transition assistance
- Reinvestment and high-technology conversion
The Results: Implementation of the Clinton Program
- Major defense contractors: a mixed record on conversion
- Small- and medium-sized defense contractors and subcontractors
- Defense worker assistance and retraining programs
- Community transition assistance
- Military base conversion
- Converting the federal laboratories
- Reinvestment and conversion
The Future of Defense Conversion
- Macro-political lessons
- Micro-political lessons
- Conclusions
List of Selected Acronyms
References
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