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Record 1 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
  • Political Science (General)
CONT

The so-called "military-industrial complex" must not be allowed to call the tune. In a system of true voter and consumer sovereignty it must dance to the music the people prescribe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Relaciones de la industria con el Estado (Economía)
  • Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
DEF

Expresión ideada por Dwight Eisenhower en su discurso de transmisión de la presidencia de EE.UU. a John F. Kennedy, para referirse a la enorme influencia de las grandes empresas industriales en el diseño de programas de armamentos que les proporcionan importantes ingresos y que crean una inercia casi imparable, incluso para los gobernantes más favorables a la distensión y al desarme.

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