Breaking the Yardstick: The Dangers of Market-based Governance

Authors

• Don J. DeYoung, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University

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Description

In the middle of the last century, America became a superpower. It happened, in part, because of a well-balanced technological partnership between the Federal Government and commercial sector. After winning a world war against fascism, this public-private alliance went on to cure infectious diseases, create instant global communications, land humans on the Moon, and prevail in a long Cold War against communism. This, and more, was accomplished without bankrupting the Nation’s economy. The partnership’s record of service to the American people and the world has been remarkable.

Document Type

Policy Brief

Topic(s)

Defense Policy, Emerging Science and Technologies, National Security

Publication Date

5-2009

Publication

Defense Horizons

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Keywords

market-based governance, public-private partnerships, federal governance, national innovation, defense policy, technology policy, government oversight, national security, industrial policy, strategic competitiveness

Recommended Citation

DeYoung, Don J., "Breaking the Yardstick: The Dangers of Market-based Governance" (2009). Defense Horizons. 18.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/defense-horizons/18