Military-industrial complexities, university research and neoliberal economy

The neoliberal political economy and erosion of retirement security.

The origins and trajectory of the crisis in the United States retirement security system have slowly become part of the discussion about the social, political, and economic impacts of population aging. Private sources of retirement security have weakened significantly since 1980 as employers have converted defined benefits precisions to defined contribution plans. The Center for Retirement Rese...

The Industrial-military Complex

The Military Industrial Complex

This paper reviews the origin and theoretical foundation of the concept MilitaryIndustrial Complex and explains the key issues involved in the literature on the MIC in the Cold war context. It then considers the implications for the MIC of some main post-Cold War developments, with particular emphasis on the arms industry, its structure and effects. It then assesses the degree to which the end ...

Electro-mechanical Design in Europe: University Research and Industrial Practice

The statements and conclusions in this report are offered for information and stimulation of discussion only and do not necessarily represent the views of the US Government or the Office of Naval Research. Executive Summary The objective of this study was to assess research and applications in electro-mechanical product design in Europe. Design is a high-leverage activity that can dramatically ...

The neoliberal university and agricultural biotechnology: Reports from the field

Following in the footsteps of a variety of previous research that elaborates on the current state of affairs in academia, this article sets out the argument that neoliberalism and its corresponding iterations of science and technology and research funding policies in this country have implications for the types of knowledge that can be generated within and communicated without contemporary inst...