Kevin J. Cassidy is Associate Professor of Politics at Fairfield University. Gregory A. Bischak is Executive Director of the National Commission on Economic Conversion and Disarmament.

"The book makes a strong and consistent case for significant reductions in defense spending, and reviews what will have to happen to make it possible in the least disruptive way. The coverage is broad and informative, ranging from foreign policy to industrial policy and environmental concerns." — Tom Riddell, Smith College"This book details what cannot be left to the 'free market' and what must be dealt with by deliberate, explicit policy." — Seymour Melman, Columbia University

• ForewordBetty A. Reardon Introduction and OverviewKevin J. Cassidy Part One Real Security and Economic Conversion 1. Cooperative Security, Disarmament, and the Construction of International Peacekeeping InstitutionsGregory A. Bischak 2. Economic Development, Technology, and Defense Conversion: A National Policy PerspectiveJoel Yudken 3. Environmental Dimensions of Disarmament and ConversionMichael Renner 4. The Obstacles to Real Security: Military Corporatism and the Cold War StateGregory A. Bischak Part Two The Making of Conversion Policy 5. Economic Conversion: The Key to Building a Peace EconomyGregory A. Bischak and Joel Yudken 6. Capitol Hill and Conversion: A Summary of Recent Congressional ActionMaggie Bierwirth 7. Converting the Military Industrial Economy: The Experience of Six CommunitiesCatherine Hill, Sabina Deitrick, and Ann Markusen 8. Building a Peace Economy from the Bottom UpMichael Closson 9. Post-Soviet Conversion: Problems and ProspectsDavid W. McFadden 10. Conclusion: Real Security, Real DemocracyKevin J. Cassidy Appendix: President Clinton's 1993 Conversion Program Gregory A. Bischak Contributors Index