Foreign Policy and the Bureaucratic Process : The State Department's Country Director System / William I. Bacchus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bacchus, William I., author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 1715

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of State.

United States.

International relations administration.

International relations--Administration.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

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 level, where day-to-day affairs are conducted, this book amplifies and expands on the findings of a number of recent studies of organizational change and behavior, the foreign policy process, and bureaucratic politics.Originally published in 1974.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables

Charts

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One: The Context of Foreign Policy Making

Chapter Two: The Country Director Idea: Origins and Development

Chapter Three: The Emerging Role of the Country Director

Chapter Four: One Actor among Many: The Country Director in the Foreign Affairs Community

Chapter Five: The Country Director in the Policy Process: Points of Impact

Chapter Six: Individuals and the System

Chapter Seven: The Country Director Experiment: Some Perspectives on Attempted Organizational Change

Chapter Eight: The Country Director's Future: Survival, Modification, or Extinction?

Chapter Nine: Conclusion

Appendix A. A Profile of Country Directors: Backgrounds and Experience

Appendix B. Country Director Areas of Responsibility (Jan. 1, 1974)

Appendix C. Methodology

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliography: p. 335-340.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

1-4008-6714-2

OCLC:

902958185