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Disarmament and employment: a study on the employment aspects of military spending and on the possibilities to convert arms production to civilian production
1981, Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions, SAK
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
. INTRODUCTION
I MILITARY SPENDING TODAY
1.1. Trends in the Development of Armaments
1.2. Military Research and Development
1.3. Arms Trade and Arms Exports
1.4. Economic and Social Consequences of the Arms Race
II. THE EMPLOYMENT ROLE OF MILITARY SPENDING
2.1. Political and Economic Effects of the Armaments Industry
2.2. The Employment Effects of the Armaments Industry —— in Different Countries
2.2.1. The United States
2.2.2. West Europe and Japan
2.2.2.1. Great Britain
2.2.2.2. France
2.2.2.3. The Federal Republic of Germany
2.2.2.4. Italy
2.2.2.5. Belgium and Holland
2.2.2.6. Spain
2.2.2.7. The IiNordic Countries
2.2.2.8. Japan
2.2.3. The Soviet Union and Other Socialist Countries
2.2.3.1. The Soviet Union
2.2.3.2. Other Socialist Countries
2.2.4, The Developing Countries
2.2.4.1. India
2.2.4.2. Israel
2.2:4.3. South Africa
2.2.4.4, Brazil
2.3. The ArmedForces as Employers
2.3.1. The United States a
2.3.2. West Europe
2.3.2.1. Great Britain -
2.3.2.2. France
2.3.2.3. The Federal Republic of Germany
2.3.2.4. Italy
2.3.2.5. Belgium and Holland
2.3.2.6. Spain
2.3.2.7. The Nordic Countries
2.3.3. The Soviet Union and Other Socialist countries
2.3.3.1. The Soviet Union
2.3.3.2. Other Socialist countries
2.3.4. The Developing Countries
III. CONVERSION - FROM THE ARMAMENTS INDUSTRY TO CIVILIAN PRODUCTION
3.1. The General Need for Conversion
3.1.1. The influence of the arms build-up on investments and productivity
3.1.2. The effect on the arms build-up on employment
3.1.3. The effect of the arms build-up on inflation
3.1.4. Useful goods through conversion
3.2. Planned Conversion Without Diminishing Employment
3.3. Examples and Models of Conversion
3.3.1. Conversion after the Second World War
3.3.2. Conversion in the United States in the 1960's and 1970's
3.3.2.1. The role of the state in conversion
3.3.2.2. Two examples of conversion: Boeing-Vertol and Brookley Base
3.3.3. British conversion models
3.3.3.1. The Lucas Aerospace model
3.3.3.2. The Vickers example
IV. THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT AND DISARMAMENT
4.1. Trade Unions' Positions on Disarmament
4.2. The Trade Union Movement and Conversion
V DISARMAMENT AND EMPLOYMENT: SUMMARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNEXES
TABLES
Military expenditure in the world in 1958-1978
2. The percentage share of arms purchases in the over-all military expenditure of the NATO countries in 1972-1977
3. The share of military research programme in the research and development budgets of certain countries in 1961-1976
4, Arms imports of developing countries by regions in 1960-1978 and the main importers in 1978
5. The eight most important arms producing countries on the basis of types of major weapons and trade in arms in 1978
6. Military expenditure and the unemployment rate in the United States in 1939-1978
7. The armaments industry's employment effect in the United States in the years 1971,1974 and 1976
8. The armaments industry's employment effect in the United States: the most important States in terms of arms production in 1976
9. The labour force in the U.S. aerospace industry in the years 1968-1979
10. Military orders placed with the largest U.S. aircraft companies and the labour force of these companies in 1977
11. Development of defence costs in the United Kingdom and their share of the GNP between 1952 and 1979
12. The direct effect of purchases by the British Ministry of Defence, on employment in different branches of industry in 1977
13. The main suppliers of armaments to the British Ministry of Defence in 1977 and their labour force
14. The armaments industry's effect on employment in France in 1979
15. The most important arms manufacturers in France in 1977
16. The development of sales and employment in the French aerospace industry in the years 1971-1977
17. The armaments industry's effect on employment in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1975
18. The main arms manufacturers of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1977
19. The geographical distribution of purchases by the Ministry of Defence in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1976
20. The most important Italian arms manufacturers in 1977
21. The most important arms manufacturers in Belgium and their labour force
22. The most important producers of arms in Holland
23. The most important arms producers in Spain
24. The development of defence expenditure of the four Nordic countries in 1955-1977
25. The most important arms manufacturers in Sweden in 1977
26. Defence expenditure of the Soviet Union in 1940-1978 on the basis of official statistics of the Soviet Union and figures of SIPRI
27. The defence expenditure of the Soviet Union in 1975 according to Western estimates and the country's official announcement
28. The Organization of the Armaments Industry in the Soviet Union
29, The deployment of new nuclear arms systems in the United States and the Soviet Union
30. The main planningoffices in the Soviet Union's aircraft industry
31. The Development of Armament Expenditure of the Socialist Countries of Europe (except the Soviet Union) in 1970-1977, according to SIPRI's Estimates
32. Arms production in developing countries, types of arms produced in 1978
33. The number of military and civilian personnel on the payroll of the U.S. Department of Defense in 1950-1977
34. The numberof personnel on the payroll of the U.S. Department of Defense in 1960-1977, by different groups
35. The amountof personnel of the British Ministry of Defence in the 1970's
36. Personnelof the French defence forces in the 1970's
37. The manpowerin the Italian armed forces in the 1970's
38.. The strength of the armed forces in the four Nordic countries
39. The strength of the Soviet Armed Forces by branches in 1979
40. The strength of the armed forces of the socialist countries of Europe (except the Soviet Union) in 1979
41. Thestrengthof the armed forces in Asia in 1979
42. The strength of the armed forces in the Middle East in 1979
43. The strength of the armed forces in Sub-Saharan Africa in 1979
44, The strength-gf the armed forces in Latin America in 1979"
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