This book discusses government and private sector roles in American economy. Focusing on the mobilization of American economy against the threat of Axis ascendancy in Word War II, Carew places the mobilization in its political - economic context and evaluates its performance in terms of prevailing military and political realities.

This volume contains papers presented at the 11th annual workshop in the series, held in Liverpool from 5 - 6 September 1995. The workshop covered both practical and theoretical issues, and included contributions from a number of well-known experts in the field. The main focus of the workshop was on applying performance/reliability modelling and measurement techniques to the design of efficient and dependable computer and communication systems. There was also a strong emphasis on aspects relating to multimedia networking and applications. The workshop aimed to bring together representatives...