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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. 
 
National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives 
2317 Ashmead Place, NW 
Washington, DC 20009 
202 986 1373 (voice)/ 202 986 7938 (fax) 
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