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Tug of war, surveillance capitalism, military contracting, and the rise of the security state, Jocelyn Wills

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Tug of war, surveillance capitalism, military contracting, and the rise of the security state, Jocelyn Wills

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-472) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tug of war

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bibliography

Oclc number

982389677

Responsibility statement

Jocelyn Wills

Series statement

Carleton library series, 242

Sub title

surveillance capitalism, military contracting, and the rise of the security state

Table Of Contents

Introduction : satellites and surveillance capitalism -- "Our knowledge is in the holes" : software consulting and the sweat-equity formula, 1968-1977 -- "Innovation in a cold climate" : remote sensing and the government contracting paradigm, 1971-1980 -- "Two things went wrong at once" : mythical man-months, financial crises, and the near-death experience, 1975-1981 -- "Unscrambling the mess" : financial restructuring, management discipline, and the military contracting formula, 1981-1987 -- "The systems vision was too hard" : investor strategies, product development, and the demise of the manufacturing vision, 1982-1988 -- "One amorphous mass" : systems integration, strategic planning, and the search for liquidity, 1988-1993 -- "This company will be sold" : MDA's public offering, orbital's acquisition, and the dot-com bust, 1993-2001 -- "Shades of grey" : 11 September 2001, the homeland security bubble, and Canada's sovereignty imbroglio, 2001-2008 -- "A lucky escape" : the great recession, property infor

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