RX for Defense Procurement
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Efforts to cut the defense budget are not as easy as they sound and usually run into problems which prevent the most well intentioned from making any significant spending cuts. But there is a way to trim costs which will not cut the size of programs, will not reduce military readiness, and will not create political trouble. This method is called competition; about one-third of the budget of the Pentagon is spent on procurement, but less than ten per cent of those dollars are spent through an open competitive market. Often contracts are awarded through a closed process which is not subject to any public scrutiny or open competition. By opening up the bidding process prices would be reduced (a study showed that competition results in prices up to fifty per cent lower), and innovation would be encouraged. Open competition in the procurement process would benefit the military, the Reagan administration's efforts to control the budget, and the public who foots the bill.
Publication Name: Inc.
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0162-8968
Year: 1984
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Robert Creeley and Robert Duncan: a world of contradiction
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The person and poetry of Robert Duncan influenced the poetry of Robert Creeley, despite the apparent great disparity between the two men and their work. Duncan was a gregarious man who lived surrounded by the literary community of San Francisco and wrote in an effusive style. Creeley had a relatively isolated lifestyle and constantly sought economy of words in his writing. These two men developed an improbable friendship and the influence of Duncan can be seen in Creeley's examination of circularities and paradoxes.
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 1998
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Exports and Growth: a reconsideration of causality
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Econometric models are created to helpgauge the relationship and possible causality between real export growth and real gross economic product (GDP). Studies were conducted by examining the relationship between exports and growth in least developed countries using a time-series analysis. Results indicate that there is insufficient evidence to prove that a causal relationship exists between export and GDP growth.
Publication Name: Journal of Developing Areas
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0022-037X
Year: 1993
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