Captives of the Cold War Economy: The Struggle for Defense Conversion in American Communities

223 Pages·2000·1.217 MB·English

by  John J. Accordino

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Captives of the Cold War Economy
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C
APTIVES OF
the
C W E
OLD AR CONOMY
The Struggle for Defense Conversion
in American Communities
JOHN J. ACCORDINO
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Accordino, John J.
Captives of the Cold War economy : the struggle for defense conversion in American
communities / John J. Accordino.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-275-96561-9 (alk. paper)
1. Military base conversion—United States. 2. Economic conversion—United States.
3. Defense industries—United States. I. Title.
HC110.D4 A58 2000
338.4′76233′0973—dc21 99-088486
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.
Copyright ©2000 by John J. Accordino
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-088486
ISBN: 0-275-96561-9
First published in 2000
Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.praeger.com
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).
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To my patient and loving family
ANNE-MARIE,JOEY,and MARIO
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Contents
Maps ix
Preface xi
Chapter1 The National Context: Defense Spending and
Conversion Policy in the 1990s 1
Chapter2 The Community Context:Development
Interests and Economic Dependency 25
Chapter3 The Military Metropolis: Boosters, Bases,
and Shipbuilding in Hampton Roads 43
Chapter4 The New Face of Defense: Systems Engineers
and Bureaucrats in Northern Virginia 73
Chapter5 Rural Areas and Small Cities: Dependency,
Adjustment, and Conversion 101
Chapter6 The State Politics of Defense Restructuring:
Adjustment and Resistance 131
Chapter7 Conversion Advocacy in Other States
and Localities 147
Chapter8 Transforming the Politics of Defense
Conversion 167
References 189
Index 199
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Maps
Map 1 Hampton Roads: Military Bases and Installations, 42
Map 2 Northern Virginia: Military Bases and Installations, 72
Map 3 Other Virginia Locations: Military Bases and Installations, 100
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