Abstract
The concept of the military-industrial complex, rather than being a radical departure from conventional sociology, is, instead, a quite logical development within the mainstream of American political sociological theory. The development of the concept is traced not only to C. Wright Mills' “power elite” but beyond to Harold Lasswell's “garrison state” and James Burnham's “managerial revolution.” Ultimately, the concept of the military-industrial complex is seen as derived from an anti-Marxian perspective initially reflected in neo-Machiavellian and Weberian thought. The literature on the concept is appraised by categorizing the prime determinants imputed to the military-industrial complex: variously, (1) the military hierarchy, (2) the administrative bureaucracy, and (3) corporate wealth.
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