Handbook of Military Administration

Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey A. Weber, Johan Eliasson Klappentext The largest bureaucracy in the US government, in terms of number of personnel, expenditures, and range of authority and operations, is the Department of the Defense (DOD). A unique, comprehensive examination, this handbook provides a reference on the US military administration's historical development, social and legal context, organizational structure, systems and processes, professional development and ethics, and comparisons to other leading military systems in the world. A one-of-a-kind resource, the book includes coverage of the latest DOD transformations brought about during Donald Rumesfeld's tenure as Secretary of Defense. Zusammenfassung Offers a reference on the US military administration's historical development, social and legal context, organizational structure, systems and processes, professional development and ethics, and comparisons to other leading military systems in the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Professionals! Bureaucrats! and Citizen Soldiers: The Countervailing Patterns of American Military Administration. Military Administration 1850 - 1900. Reshaping the Defense Enterprise. Strategic Planning by the Chairmen! Joint Chiefs Staffs! 1990 - 2005. The Leviathan's Bit: The U.S. Defense Budget. Human Capital: DoD's National Security Personnel System Faces Implementation Challenges. The History and Role of TRADOC Systems Manager Abrams. Private Military Companies. Defense Policy and Doctrinal Insulation. Military and Homeland Security. Civil-Military Relations Theory and Military Effectiveness. Application of the Military for Countering Non-State Terrorist and Guerilla Networks. Military Leadership and Culture. The Profession of Arms and the Management of Violence. Regional Defense Policy: The European Security and Defense Policy. Transformation at Last? Achieving Radical Military Reform in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Overview of Latin America's Military Administration. National Defense: People's Republic of China. ...

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• Authors: John M. Shay, Heidi Weber, Jeffrey A. Weber, Jeffrey A. (East Stroudsburg University Weber, Jeffrey A. Eliasson Weber, Weber A. Weber
• Assisted by: Johan Eliasson (Editor), Johan (East Stroudsburg University Eliasson (Editor), Eliasson Johan (Editor), Jeffrey A. Weber (Editor), Jeffrey A. (East Stroudsburg University Weber (Editor), Weber Jeffrey A. (Editor), Evan M. Berman (Editor of the series), Johan Eliasson (Editor of the series), Jack Rabin (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.12.2007
• EAN: 9781574445589
• ISBN: 978-1-57444-558-9
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Public Administration and Public Policy; Public Administration and Public Policy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Public Administration, Public administration / Public policy