Shutting down the Cold War - The Politics of Military Base Closure (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)

In a process described by its critics as "brutal" and "heartless," a group of faceless commissioners closed down almost 100 military bases between 1989 and 1995. The process was hailed as a means to "take politics out of base closure," and it succeeded as surplus bases closed after a ten-year hiatus. But, as this book indicates, the politics of base protection continued. In Shutting Down the Cold War, David Sorenson finds that the most powerful congressional representatives protected bases in their states and districts, and as a consequence the military never got as many bases closed as they desired. In this volume Sorenson unveils the political factors behind the process of military base closure, using three analytical models to examine the different levels of response to the procedure. He also reveals the ways in which base closure is a classic example of governmental reduction, to be studied for lessons about both the benefits and the hazards of government contraction. Shutting Down the Cold War is the first systematic book-length effort to take on the delicate issue of military base closure and to explain the intricate politics involved.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	David S Sorenson
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	308
Edition:	1998 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-21090-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	0-312-21090-6
Barcode:	9780312210908

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