Economic Consequences of the Vietnam War

Name: Economic Consequences of the Vietnam War
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ISBN: 9780275933883

ISBN-10: 0275933881

ISBN-13: 9780275933883

Edition: 1991

Authors: Anthony S. Campagna

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It is only now, fifteen years after the end of the Vietnam War, that its full impact on the United States can begin to be measured. In this work, Anthony Campagna focuses on one aspect of the war's consequences: its short- and long-term effects on the U.S. economy. Detailing both the identifiable costs and the economic benefits, Campagna examines the increasing influence the war had on the economy as it progressed, and the immediate policy responses that formed the government reaction. The impact to the economic system is presented in a chronological fashion, describing how the economy was affected during the war years, and how, in the aftermath, it was permanently altered. The book…

Book details

Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 3/30/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Early Involvement in Southeast Asia


The Initial Years: The Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations


The Economy prior to Full-Scale War


The War Years: The Economic Record


The Middle Years 1966-68 and the End of the Johnson Administration


The Changing Economic Structure, 1966 Nixon's War, 1969-73


The Economic and Societal Consequences of the Vietnam War: A Final Accounting Economic Costs and Benefits of the War


The Post-Vietnam Society


Summary and Conclusions


Select Bibliography


Index