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-The term '''military-industrial complex''' (MIC) refers to a close and [[symbiotic]] relationship among a nation's [[armed forces]], its [[private industry]], and associated [[political]] and [[commercial]] interests. In such a system, the military is dependent on industry to supply material and other support, while the defense industry depends on government for revenue.+[[Image:Eisenhower in the Oval Office.jpg|thumb|President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] famously warned the U.S. about the "military-industrial complex" in his farewell address.]]
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 +'''Military–industrial complex''', or '''military–industrial–congressional complex''', is a concept commonly used to refer to policy and monetary relationships between [[legislator]]s, national [[armed forces]], and the [[defense industrial base]] that supports them. These relationships include [[Campaign finance in the United States|political contributions]], political approval for [[defense spending]], lobbying to support [[Bureaucracy|bureaucracies]], and oversight of the industry. It is a type of [[Iron triangle (US politics)|iron triangle]]. The term is most often used in reference to the system behind the [[United States Armed Forces|military of the United States]], where it gained popularity after its use in the [[Eisenhower's farewell address|farewell address]] of President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] on January 17, 1961, though the term is applicable to any country with a similarly developed [[infrastructure]].
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 +The term is sometimes used more broadly to include the entire network of contracts and flows of money and resources among individuals as well as [[corporations]] and [[institutions]] of the [[defense contractor]]s, [[The Pentagon]], the [[Federal government of the United States#Legislative branch|Congress]] and [[Federal government of the United States#Executive branch|executive branch]]. This sector is intrinsically prone to [[principal–agent problem]], [[moral hazard]], and [[rent seeking]]. Cases of [[political corruption]] have also surfaced with regularity. A parallel system is that of the [[Military–industrial–media complex]], along with the more distant [[Politico-media complex]] and [[Prison-industrial complex]].
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 +A similar thesis was originally expressed by [[Daniel Guérin]], in his 1936 book ''[[Fascism and Big Business]]'', about the [[Fascism|fascist]] government support to heavy industry. It can be defined as, "an informal and changing coalition of groups with vested psychological, moral, and material interests in the continuous development and maintenance of high levels of weaponry, in preservation of colonial markets and in military-strategic conceptions of internal affairs."
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 +==See also==
 +* [[Arms industry]]
 +* [[Blue Sky Tribe]]
 +* [[Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities]]
 +* ''[[The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives]]''
 +*''[[Confessions of an Economic Hit Man]]'' by [[John Perkins (author)|John Perkins]]
 +* [[Corporatism]]
 +* [[Constitutionalism]]
 +* [[Constitutional economics]]
 +* [[C. Wright Mills]]
 +* [[Erik Prince]] and [[Blackwater USA]]
 +* [[Federal Reserve]]
 +* [[Government contractor]]
 +* [[List of countries by military expenditures]]
 +* [[List of NASA contractors]]
 +* [[Militarism]]
 +* [[Military funding of science]]
 +* [[Military Industrial Media Complex]]
 +* [[Military Keynesianism]]
 +* [[Money loop]]
 +* [[Permanent war economy]]
 +* [[Petrodollar warfare]]
 +* [[Politico-media complex]]
 +* [[Power Elite]]
 +*''[[The Power Elite]]'' by [[C. Wright Mills]]
 +* [[Prison–industrial complex]]
 +* [[Private Military Company]]
 +* [[Project for the New American Century]]
 +* [[Rosoboronexport State Corporation]]
 +* [[Roerich Pact]]
 +* [[Rule according to higher law]]
 +* [[Ultra-imperialism]]
 +* [[Upward Spiral]]
 +* [[US/Saudi AWACS Sale]]
 +*''[[War Is a Racket]]'' (1935 book by [[Smedley Butler]])
 +* [[War profiteering]]
 +*''[[Why We Fight (2005 film)|Why We Fight]]'' (2005 documentary film by [[Eugene Jarecki]])
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== See also == == See also ==
*[[Pure War]] *[[Pure War]]
*[[Fahrenheit 9/11]] *[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]
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President Dwight Eisenhower famously warned the U.S. about the "military-industrial complex" in his farewell address.

Military–industrial complex, or military–industrial–congressional complex, is a concept commonly used to refer to policy and monetary relationships between legislators, national armed forces, and the defense industrial base that supports them. These relationships include political contributions, political approval for defense spending, lobbying to support bureaucracies, and oversight of the industry. It is a type of iron triangle. The term is most often used in reference to the system behind the military of the United States, where it gained popularity after its use in the farewell address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17, 1961, though the term is applicable to any country with a similarly developed infrastructure.

The term is sometimes used more broadly to include the entire network of contracts and flows of money and resources among individuals as well as corporations and institutions of the defense contractors, The Pentagon, the Congress and executive branch. This sector is intrinsically prone to principal–agent problem, moral hazard, and rent seeking. Cases of political corruption have also surfaced with regularity. A parallel system is that of the Military–industrial–media complex, along with the more distant Politico-media complex and Prison-industrial complex.

A similar thesis was originally expressed by Daniel Guérin, in his 1936 book Fascism and Big Business, about the fascist government support to heavy industry. It can be defined as, "an informal and changing coalition of groups with vested psychological, moral, and material interests in the continuous development and maintenance of high levels of weaponry, in preservation of colonial markets and in military-strategic conceptions of internal affairs."

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