Conversion from a war economy : Seymour Melman / produced by David Barsamian.

A talk by Seymour Melman, in which he traces how and why the United States’ ability to be competitive in the world market has been eroded by its concentration upon a military economy since World War II. He argues that conversion is the only solution, and that evolving US-USSR relations make it imperative that this country has a clear vision of the process of converting to a peace economy.|CONVERSION FROM A WAR ECONOMY : SEYMOUR MELMAN / produced by David Barsamian. – A talk by Seymour Melman, in which he traces how and why the United States’ ability to be competitive in the world market has been eroded by its concentration upon a military economy since World War II. He argues that conversion is the only solution, and that evolving US-USSR relations make it imperative that this country has a clear vision of that conversion process. – RECORDED: Sept. 1989.