Economics and the All-Volunteer Military Force

An important case in the past half century where the “economic way of thinking” contributed to a major government policy change in the United States was the decision to terminate conscription as the means of staffing the bulk of the U.S. armed forces. After an acrimonious public debate that lasted f...

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Published inBetter Living through Economics p. 253
Main Authors Beth J. Asch, James C. Miller, John T. Warner
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Harvard University Press 05.03.2012
Subjects
Armed forces
Cold wars
Conscription
Earth sciences
Economic policy
Economic research
Economics
Hydrology
Ice
International disputes
International politics
International relations
Military enlistment
Military life
Military personnel
Military recruitment
Military science
Military service
Physical sciences
Political science
Politics
Volunteer military
War economics
Water
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Summary:An important case in the past half century where the “economic way of thinking” contributed to a major government policy change in the United States was the decision to terminate conscription as the means of staffing the bulk of the U.S. armed forces. After an acrimonious public debate that lasted five years, conscription was ended in 1973. Economists played an important role in the draft debates and in the decision to terminate it. Since then they have been important in the management of the all-volunteer force (AVF). Although their recommendations have not always been heeded, economists and the economic way
ISBN:0674036182
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