Arms, politics, and the economy : historical and contemporary perspectives / edited by Robert Higgs ; foreword by William A. Niskanen.

A selection of revised papers originally presented at the Second Conference on Political Economy, held Oct. 22-23, 1987, at Lafayette College in Easton,Pa.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword : the political economy of U.S. defense / William A. Niskanen -- Introduction : fifty years of arms, politics, and the economy / Robert Higgs -- Baruch, the New Deal and the origins of the military-industrial complex / Jordan A. Schwarz -- Public goods, politics, and two cheers for the military-industrial complex / Dwight R. Lee -- National defense and the public-goods problem / Jeffrey Rogers Hummel and Don Lavoie -- Blue ribbon defense commissions : the acquisition of major weapon systems ; The sorcerer's apprentice : public regulation of the weapons acquisition process / William E. Kovacic -- Models of arms transfer in America foreign policy : Carter's restraint and Reagan's promotion, 1977-1987 / Ilan Peleg -- Contributions to federal election compaigns by government contractors / Frank R. Lichtenberg. -- Congress and the defense budget : parochialism or policy? / James M. Lindsay -- Patterns of Congressional influence in defense contracting / Kenneth R. Mayer -- Department of Defense attempts to close military bases : the political economy of Congressional resistance / Charlotte Twight.