Problem
Obstacles to redeployment of military resources for peaceful applications
Other Names:
Rigidity in rechannelling reduced expenditure on defencePeace recession
Resistance to conversion from arms manufacture to a peaceful economy
Unforthcoming peace dividend
Nature:
Resources currently employed in defence industries, weapons research and military activities cannot be redeployed quickly or easily into other economic sectors or to other countries in the form of increased aid. The obstacles to such redeployment include the way in which many jobs are currently tied to such expenditures, especially in economies with high unemployment. Incidence:
In the case of the USA, dependence of the economy on military expenditure has created fears that a peace dividend might cause a peace recession. Approximately 20,000 defence contractors (and 100,000 sub-contractors) are engaged on defence projects with some 8 million Americans receiving salaries associated with some form of military activity. Advocates of increased defence spending argue that it leads to more jobs and a healthier economy. Broader Problems:
Rigidity Narrower Problems:
Government dependence on arms manufactureLack of cooperation between military and nongovernmental organizations engaged on hazardous duties Strategies:
Involving non-governmental organizations in arms limitation activitiesIdentifying obstacles to redeployment of military resources for peaceful applicationsEscaping from peace recessionResisting conversion from arms manufacture to a peaceful economyRechannelling expenditure on defenceReinvesting military capacity in civil goals References:
Sharp, Jane M O: Europe After an American Withdrawal: economic and military issuesRenner, Michael: Swords into Plowshares: converting to a peace economy Subject(s):
Resources → Resources Action → Application
Commerce → Finance
Commerce → Investment
Industry → Manufacture
Defence → Defence
Defence → Military
Defence → Arms
Defence → Resistance
Economics → Economics
Economics → Economy
Economics → Resource utilization
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET