Four guardians a principled agent view of American civil-military relations

This book explains who the four US military services truly are and why they make and execute policy as they do. The book focuses on American civil-military relationships, explaining why the services imperfectly satisfy their civilian bosses and why the four services think and act so differently from...

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Main Author: Donnithorne, Jeffrey W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2018
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Table of Contents:
  • Principled agent theory
  • Thinking like a sailor, the service culture of the United States Navy
  • The few and the proud, the service culture of the United States Marine Corps
  • Washington's own, the service culture of the United States Army
  • Fighting for air, the service culture of the United States Air Force
  • Getting there fast, the story of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force
  • Getting to yes, passing the Goldwater-Nichols act of 1986