The National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives is seeking an
intern for the fall to examine the impact of war on the U.S. economy in the
20th Century. Key questions to be examined include:
> What role has military spending played in providing a
"stabilizing" effect to the economy, especially maintaining / increasing
aggregate demand?
> What role have military conflicts had in justifying a greater role for
the government in ecnomic planning / management?
> What was the impact of these trends on U.S. income distribution?
> Which means of financing military expansion have been most beneficial to
the economy?
> What is the relation of military expansion to inflation? Which methods
for controlling the inflationary effects have been most effective?
We are seeking applicants with at least some graduate level experience in
macro-economics. If you or students you know are interested, please send me
an e-mail, or give me a call at 202 986 1373. (Our internships are unpaid,
but we can offer some part-time employment doing clipping, filing, and other
administrative tasks.)
Sincerely,
Alex Campbell
Research Associate
Background on the National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives
The National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives was established
in 1977 as a non-profit corporation providing research, education and
consultation on innovative solutions to problems that face the American
economy. Over the years the National Center has broadened its work to
include global issues ranging from the capacity of traditional reforms to
alter destructive ecological and other long-term trends, to international
security concerns related to arms control, nuclear weaponry, ethnic violence
and the general tendency of existing political-economic systems to lead to
greater conflict and divisiveness. Since 1992, the National Center has
given increasing emphasis to the relationship of affirmed values to
system-wide problems, as illustrated in its current lead project, Toward a
Sustainable Democratic Society -- and to the history and ongoing dangers
presented by nuclear weapons.
The services and expertise of the National Center and its professional staff
based in Washington, D.C. have been used by federal agencies, state
governments, unions, nongovernmental organizations, local municipalities,
foundations and others concerned with community-based development. Early
activities of the Center included directing a $2 million evaluation of Title
VII community development corporations, and intense involvement with the
attempt to establish a worker-owned steel plant in Youngstown, Ohio. More
recently, a number of the Center's reports -- including "A Third Way:
Innovations in Community-Owned Enterprises" and "The Index of Environmental
Trends" -- have broken new ground in offering fresh approaches to economic
and environmental challenges. The results of subsequent research findings
have been publicized in articles in such publications as The New York Times,
The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, MIT's Technology Review,
Sojourners and Social Policy magazine.
The President of the National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives,
Gar Alperovitz, is a political-economist and historian. He is Harrison
Research Professor at the University of Maryland at College Park's
Department of Government and Politics and a Fellow of the Institute for
Policy Studies. Dr. Alperovitz is also an expert in issues associated with
the development of nuclear weapons and arms control.
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Alex Campbell
Research Associate, National Center for
Economic and Security Alternatives
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2317 Ashmead Place, NW
Washington, DC 20009
202 986 1373 (voice)/ 202 986 7938 (fax)
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