POVERTY, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: SOME RESEARCH ISSUES

It is argued that res on the causes, actions, & consequences of the military-industr complex should be a top priority item for those interested in mobilizing support for the poor & in affecting the general directions of change in present US society. A series of general res issues is suggeste...

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Published in:Social science quarterly 1969-12, Vol.50 (3), p.548-556
Main Author: KRAUSE, ELLIOTT A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Articles and Research Notes
Complex/Complexity
Economic research
Human resources
Human/Humans/Humanity
Industrial (see also Industrialization, Industrialized)
Military defense
Military industrial complex
Military strategy
Military/Militarism/Militarization/ Militarist/ Militarists
Political power
Poverty
Research/Researcher/Researchers
Resource/Resources
Service industries
Social evolution
Welfare state
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Summary:It is argued that res on the causes, actions, & consequences of the military-industr complex should be a top priority item for those interested in mobilizing support for the poor & in affecting the general directions of change in present US society. A series of general res issues is suggested & the types of action possible once more information is available are delineated. More basic information is needed on US society's relation to the military-industr complex in order to understand the degree to which present plans are realistic. With more information it may be possible to anticipate blocks to antipoverty movements & conversely to anticipate opportunities of reallocation of societal resources. The following focus points for gaining more information through res are pointed out: (1) budgetary pol & the allocation of resources; (2) the role of ideology in action org's; (3) 'complexing phenomena' & the weak & strong elements inherent in a complexing situation; & (4) societal evolution planned & unplanned. It is concluded that the military-industr complex can be seen as a useful example for parallel comparison to presently existing anti-poverty org's & activities. Budgetary pol, org'al ideologies, complexing phenomena, & the technological evolution of the society are topics on which the parallels between defense & antipoverty need further res to more clearly understand whether the military-industr complex is a basic cause of the society's poverty, or a symptom. The questions of what kind of intervention & by whom are at this time still open. Until it can be ascertained that the poverty warriors will not behave as the other kind, direct pol'al action involving confrontation & soc legislation may be a wiser course. Such res might provide valuable information as to whether specific interventions & planning by action professionals, or broad-scale pol'al action is more likely to advance the interests of the poor. Modified Author's Summary.
ISSN:0038-4941
1540-6237