Measuring National Power in the Post-Industrial Age

by Ashley J. Tellis, Christopher Layne, Janice L. Bially, et al.

The arrival of post-industrial society has transformed the tradiditonal bases of national power, and thus the methods used to measure the relative power requires not merely a meticulous detailing of visible military assests but also a scrutiny of larger capabilities embodied in such variables as the aptitude for innovation, the soundness of social institutions, and the quality of the knowledge base--all of which may bear upon a country's capacity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833027921
• ISBN13: 9780833027924
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"