The record and prospects of the all-volunteer military in the United States

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 169-192

  Warner, John T ^a   Asch, Beth J ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0001353643     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.15.2.169     Document Type: Review

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