Field Hearing: Defense Conversion; Hearing Before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, January 12, 1994 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

United States; Congress; Joint Economic Committee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0483193410 ISBN 13: 9780483193413

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Policy and jobs in transition: how California. and the nation plan to turn defense cuts into civilian growth.

A congressional hearing examines defense conversion, the economic impact of base closures, and a path to new civilian technologies. Learn how policymakers, industry leaders, and workers explore practical solutions to keep good jobs and strengthen regional economies.

California faces tough choices as defense spending falls. The discussion frames a strategy to ease the shift, protect workers, and use skilled labor for civilian tech and services. The dialogue covers government roles, industry responsibility, and the need to reinvent how we pair public policy with market forces.

• How defense downsizing could affect jobs and state finances, and what a conversion program might do to redirect talent.
• The idea of turning expert engineers and scientists toward civilian technologies, manufacturing, and services.
• Ways to improve collaboration among government, industry, and workers to deliver cost savings and higher quality.
• The broader goals of mass transportation, electric vehicles, information infrastructure, environmental cleanup, and biotech research as part of a civilian-led growth plan.

Ideal for readers of policy analysis, economic history, and discussions of how a nation adapts to shifting defense needs while protecting workers and communities.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0483193410
• ISBN 13: 9780483193413
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 57