| Description |
xi, 400 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. The ABM puzzle : an introduction to politics inside government -- 2. National security interests -- 3. Organizational interests -- 4. Domestic politics and presidential interests -- 5. Interests, faces, and stands -- 6. Initiative and rules -- 7. Planning a decision strategy -- 8. Information and arguments -- 9. Maneuvers to affect information -- 10. Uses of the press -- 11. Involving the president -- 12. Influence and decisions -- 13. Decisions and implementation -- 14. Actions in the field -- 15. Presidential control -- 16. Congress and bureaucratic politics -- 17. Back to ABM : stone tentative answers -- 18. A complicated reality |
| Summary |
"Analyzes the role played by the federal bureaucracy--civilian career officials, political appointees, and military officers--and Congress in formulating U.S. national security policy, illustrating how bureaucratic maneuvering influences policy decisions and our international relations"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-378) and index |
| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations administration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140116
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| Author |
Clapp, Priscilla.
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Kanter, Arnold.
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| LC no. |
2006026348 |
| ISBN |
0815734093 |
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