This 1992 book offers a critical reappraisal of traditional relationships between the military and industry.

From semiconductors to supercomputers, jumbo jets to HDTV, technology is probably the single most important factor driving the evolution of global competition. The accelerating pace of technological innovation is spawning new businesses, transforming old ones, and redefining the rules of competitive success. Little wonder, then, that the national debate about the competitiveness of U.S. industry—and government’s role in improving it—is increasingly becoming a debate about technology policy.

Advises that a more activist approach is needed to secure the benefits of science and ensure that American industry can compete technologically with its friends in the west.