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1 online resource (368 pages) |
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Princeton Legacy Library |
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Princeton legacy library.
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| Contents |
Tables ; Charts ; Abbreviations ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction; One The Context of Foreign Policymaking; Policy Making, Decision Making, and Problem Solving ; Concepts of Choice: Rationalityvs. Muddling Through -- The Policy Process: A Simple Model; Process Characteristics; The Individual Actor; Two The Country Director Idea: Origins and Development; The Organizational Milieu: State's Geographic Bureaus; The Country Director System: Antecedents; The Country Director System: Beginnings; The Country Directors: A Brief Introduction; Three The Emerging Role of the Country Director |
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An Overview of Role AnalysisResidual Role Components; Formal Prescriptions and Instructions; Informal Role Elements; Four One Actor among Many: The Country Director in the Foreign Affairs Community ; The Vertical Pattern: The Country Director as State Department Official; The Horizontal Pattern: The Country Director as Interagency Coordinator; Two Embassies and Two Functions: Conflict and Balance; Conclusion; Five The Country Director in the Policy Process: Points of Impact; Problem Discovery and Formulation ; Selection of Participants ; Control of Information ; Search for Alternatives |
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Adjustment and Analysis Closure ; Crisis and Noncrisis Situations ; Constraints ; Six Individuals and the System; The FSO as Country Director ; Country Director Perspectives ; Personal Satisfaction; Seven The Country Director Experiment: Some Perspectives on Attempted Organizational Change; How Change Begins; The Implementation of Change; Change in Organizations; Eight The Country Directors Future: Survival, Modification, or Extinction?; Evaluation: How Good Is the System?; Prescription: Some Possible Modifications; Prospects: The Clouded Future; Nine Conclusion; Role Strength |
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Leadership and Coordination in the Policy Process: Larger IssuesA. A Profile of Country Directors: Background and Experience; B. Country Director Areas of Responsibility (Jan. 1, 1974); C. Methodology; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In 1966, the Department of State attempted to strengthen the working level of its geographic bureaus through the establishment of ""Country Directors"" charged with government-wide leadership and coordination of policy matters concerning individual foreign countries. Through extensive interviews with incumbent Country Directors and members of the foreign affairs community, William I. Bacchus has explored the role of the Country Director, gaining insights into the foreign policy process, and noting obstacles that limit planned modification in large organizations. By focusing on the working leaf |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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United States. Department of State
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Department of State fast |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- General.
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International relations -- Administration
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United States -- Foreign relations administration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140116
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400867141 |
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1400867142 |
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