Editing Mobilization (section)

==Economic mobilization==
Economic mobilization is the preparation of resources for usage in a [[national emergency]] by carrying out changes in the organization of the national economy.<ref>[http://usmilitary.about.com/od/glossarytermsd/g/economicmob.htm "Economic mobilization"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414064348/http://usmilitary.about.com/od/glossarytermsd/g/economicmob.htm |date=2014-04-14 }}. About.com. Accessed on May 13, 2006.</ref>

It is reorganizing the functioning of the national economy to use resources most effectively in support of the [[total war]] effort. Typically, the available resources and productive capabilities of each nation determined the degree and intensity of economic mobilization. Thus, effectively mobilizing economic resources to support the war effort is a complex process, requiring superior coordination and productive capability on a national scale.<ref>Harrison, Mark. The Economics of World War II: Six great powers in international comparison. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.</ref> Importantly, some scholars have argued that such large scale mobilization of society and its resources for the purposes of warfare have the effect of aiding in state building.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Herbst|first=Jeffrey|date=Spring 1990|title=War and the State in Africa|journal=International Security|volume=14|issue=4|pages=117–139|doi=10.2307/2538753|jstor=2538753|s2cid=153804691}}</ref> Herbst argues that the demands of reacting to an external aggressor provides a strong enough impetus to force structural changes and also forge a common national identity.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Herbst|first=Jeffrey|title=War and the State in Africa|journal=International Security|year=1990|volume=14|issue=4|pages=117–139|doi=10.2307/2538753|jstor=2538753|s2cid=153804691}}</ref>