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Industrial and business economics is a very important field with a
great deal of relevance to the commercial world and to business
studies students as well as to economists. It is a rapidly
developing field in which many new research advances have been made
in recent years. This book, first published in 1986, considers many
aspects of both the theory of and the evidence on economic
behaviour, and in particular the operations of firms and markets.
The book was written in honour of Basil Yamey by his former
research students.
Industrial and business economics is a very important field with a
great deal of relevance to the commercial world and to business
studies students as well as to economists. It is a rapidly
developing field in which many new research advances have been made
in recent years. This book, first published in 1986, considers many
aspects of both the theory of and the evidence on economic
behaviour, and in particular the operations of firms and markets.
The book was written in honour of Basil Yamey by his former
research students.
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'Top Dog' in Washington.
Since the end of the Cold War and the Gulf War, the US military has
been increasingly tasked for operations short of war, in what has
come to be labeled Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW).
While the MOOTW concept has been incorporated into extant US
military doctrine, specific missions attributed to MOOTW remain
controversial, such as peace operations (Somalia, Haiti, and
Bosnia) or humanitarian operations (Somalia, Rwanda). This paper
broadly analyzes contemporary MOOTW missions and evaluates their
relevance for the military in the future. First, it looks
historically to determine the roots of MOOTW and how it differs
from earlier, related, concepts such as Low-Intensity-Conflict and
Unconventional Warfare. The missions encompassed in MOOTW are not
new but follow a long history in the US military, described herein.
Several differing concepts of future threats are reviewed to
determine the continued applicability of MOOTW. Within a wide
variety of future threat environments, MOOTW missions should still
be able to contribute to enhancing national security. However, the
ability of MOOTW responses to counter the threat does not, alone,
justify using the military. The paper next examines which MOOTW
missions can or should be carried out by the military. Many of the
missions in MOOTW are likely to involve combating organized
violence; hence those missions are appropriate for the military.
For those that do not involve combat, there are several rationale:
the miltiary provides exclusive expertise, has appropriate
resources, or performing those missions contributes to justifying
military budgets and personnel designed for other threats or
conflicts. These rationales are not sufficient to justify using the
military in some MOOTW missions. The conclusion of the paper
expands that discussion with suggestions for other organizations or
mechanisms to address those mission areas without reliance on the
military.
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