Setting priorities in the age of austerity : British, French, and German experiences /

This study examines the British, French, and German armies' approaches to managing significant budget cuts while attempting to sustain their commitment to full spectrum operations. Specifically, it looks at the choices these armies are making with respect to how they spend dwindling resources:...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shurkin, Michael Robert (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Army > Appropriations and expenditures. France. > Armée > Appropriations and expenditures. Germany. > Heer > Appropriations and expenditures. Great Britain. > Army > Organization. France. > Armée > Organization. Germany. > Heer > Organization. Great Britain. > Army > Operational readiness. France. > Armée > Operational readiness. Germany. > Heer > Operational readiness. Great Britain. > Army. France. > Armée. Germany. > Heer. HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain. HISTORY > Military > Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science. Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures. Armed Forces > Operational readiness. Armed Forces > Organization. Armies > Organization. Expenditures, Public. Operational readiness (Military science) Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Abbreviations
Introduction
Britain
Scope of reductions
Force structure and doctrine
Approach to readiness
Conclusion
France
Scope of reductions
Force structure and doctrine
Approach to readiness
Conclusion
Germany
Scope of reductions
Doctrine and force structure
Approach to readiness
Conclusion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Figures
Requirements of the British Army
Tables
France's future armored vehicle fleet
Germany's future armored vehicle fleet; minimal objectives
Comparative sizes of intervention and stabilization forces.