Survival

Survival: The Economic Underpinnings of American National Security introduces principles of national security thinking relevant to public policy, then illustrates application of these principles in a number of policy areas including fiscal policy, healthcare, education, immigration, welfare and poverty abatement, energy, and the environment.

Jonathan Lipow is associate professor of economics at the Defense Resources Management Institute.

Chapter One: What then was War? Chapter Two: On War Chapter Three: Debt and Deficit Disorders Chapter Four: Social Security Chapter Five: Health Care Chapter Six: Education Chapter Seven: Immigration Chapter Eight: Social Equity Chapter Nine: Race Relations Chapter Ten: Energy and the Environment Chapter Eleven: Military Manpower Chapter Twelve: It Takes a Citizen