Seymour Melman (1917-2004)
Basics
Bio (Wikipedia).
On the Web: Articles
Two Articles on Seymour Melman.
Ralph Nader on Seymour Melman. Common Dreams (12/20/04).
In the Grip of a Permanent War Economy. CounterPunch (3/15/03).
On the Web: Specialized Sites
After Capitalism. Includes links to several of his articles.
Melman's After Capitalism (Publisher's description).
In the Library: Articles
Melman, Seymour. "Why economic conversion?" in A.H. Ehrlich & J.W. Birks (eds.) Hidden Dangers: Environmental Consequences of Preparing for War (San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1990), pp. 227-239.
_______________. "Military state capitalism," Nation (5/20/91):1,664.
In the Library: Non-Fiction Books
Clergy & Laymen Concerned About Vietnam. In the Name of America: The Conduct of the War in vietnam by the Armed Forces of the US as Shown by Published Reports, Compared with the Laws of War Binding on the US Government (NY, 1968).
Feldman, Jonathan; Robert Krinsky & Seymour Melman. A Future for America & Its Cities: The Peace Dividend & Economic Conversion (Washington: National Commission for Economic Conversion & Disarmament, 1990).
Melman, Seymour. Inspection for Disarmament (NY: Columbia, 1958).
__________. The Peace Race (NY: G. Braziller, 1962).
__________. Disarmament: Its Politics & Economics (Boston: American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 1962).
__________. No Place to Hide: Fact & Fiction about Fallout Shelters (NY: Grove, 1962).
__________. Our Depleted Economy (NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1965).
__________. The Defense Economy: Conversion of Industries & Occupations to Civilian Needs (NY: Praeger, 1970).
__________. Pentagon Capitalism: The Political Economy of War (NY: McGraw-Hill, 1970).
__________. The War Economy of the US: Readings on Military Industry & Economy (NY: St. Martin's, 1971).
__________. From Military to Civilian Economy: Issues & Options (Los Angeles: Center for the Study of Armament & Disarmament, 1981).
__________. The Permanent War Economy: American Capitalism in Decline [1974] (rev. ed.; NY: Simon & Schuster, 1985).
__________. Profits Without Production (NY: Knopf, 1983).
__________. The Demilitarized Society: Disarmament & Conversion (Montreal: Harvest House, 1988).
__________. Rebuilding America: A New Economic Plan for the 1990s (Westfield NJ: Open Media, 1992).
__________. After Capitalism: From Managerialism to Workplace Economy (NY: Knopf, 2001).