TY - GEN AU - Ruttan, Vernon W. TI - Is war necessary for economic growth?: military procurement and technology development SN - 0195188047 (alk. paper) U1 - 338.9730927 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press,2006 KW - Technological innovations KW - Economic aspects KW - High technology KW - Military aspects KW - Economic development KW - Defense industries KW - United States KW - High technology industries N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005007551.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0639/2005007551-d.html ER -