Flawed by Design: The Evolution of the Cia, Jcs, and Nsc

by Amy B. Zegart

Book Overview

In this provocative and thoughtful book, Amy Zegart challenges the conventional belief that national security agencies work reasonably well to serve the national interest as they were designed to do. Using a new institutionalist approach, Zegart asks what forces shaped the initial design of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council in ways that meant they were handicapped from birth.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080474131X
• ISBN13: 9780804741316
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"