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Measuring national power in the postindustrial age /
The arrival of postindustrial society has transformed the traditional bases of national power, and thus the methods used to measure the relative power of nations should be reassessed as well. Appreciating the true basis of national power requires not merely a meticulous detailing of visible military...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
RAND,
©2000.
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| Colección: | MR (Series) ;
1110/1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The arrival of postindustrial society has transformed the traditional bases of national power, and thus the methods used to measure the relative power of nations should be reassessed as well. Appreciating the true basis of national power requires not merely a meticulous detailing of visible military assets but also a scrutiny of larger capabilities embodied in such variables as the aptitude for innovation, the soundness of social institutions, and the quality of the knowledge base--all of which may bear upon a country's capacity to produce the one element still fundamental to international politics: effective military power. The authors reconfigure the notion of national power to accommodate a wider understanding of capability, advancing a conceptual framework that measures three distinct areas--national resources, national performance, and military capability--to help the intelligence community develop a better evaluation of a country's national power. The analysis elaborates the rationale for assessing each of these areas and offers ideas on how to measure them in tangible ways. An analyst's handbook, RAND/MR-1110/1-A, is also available. |
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| Notas: | "MR-1110-A." "Prepared for the United States Army." "Arroyo Center." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 196 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0833027921 9780833027924 0833028030 9780833028037 0833043609 9780833043603 0585383766 9780585383767 |