Flawed by Design: The Evolution of the CIA, JCS, and NSC
Language: English
Published by Stanford University Press, 2000
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.Southampton Books
AbeBooks seller since August 1, 2012
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 7.69
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
First Edition, First Printing. Published by Stanford University Press, 2000. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good.
Seller Inventory # 554556
- Title
- Flawed by Design: The Evolution of the CIA, JCS, and NSC
- Author
- Zegart, Amy
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 080474131X
- ISBN 13
- 9780804741316
- Edition
- First Edition.
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.
Ironically, she finds that much of the blame can be ascribed to cherished features of American democracy―frequent elections, the separation of powers, majority rule, political compromise―all of which constrain presidential power and give Congress little incentive to create an effective foreign policy system. At the same time, bureaucrats in rival departments had the expertise, the staying power, and the incentives to sabotage the creation of effective competitors, and this is exactly what they did.
Historical evidence suggests that most political players did not consider broad national concerns when they forged the CIA, JCS, and NSC in the late 1940s. Although President Truman aimed to establish a functional foreign policy system, he was stymied by self-interested bureaucrats, legislators, and military leaders. The NSC was established by accident, as a byproduct of political compromise; Navy opposition crippled the JCS from the outset; and the CIA emerged without the statutory authority to fulfill its assigned role thanks to the Navy, War, State, and Justice departments, which fought to protect their own intelligence apparatus.
Not surprisingly, the new security agencies performed poorly as they struggled to overcome their crippled evolution. Only the NSC overcame its initial handicaps as several presidents exploited loopholes in the National Security Act of 1947 to reinvent the NSC staff. The JCS, by contrast, remained mired in its ineffective design for nearly forty years―i.e., throughout the Cold War―and the CIA’s pivotal analysis branch has never recovered from its origins. In sum, the author paints an astonishing picture: the agencies Americans count on most to protect them from enemies abroad are, by design, largely incapable of doing so.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Southampton Books
Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since August 1, 2012
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 4 to 8 business days | 2 to 4 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 3.73 | £ 7.46 |
Payment methods
- Paypal
Store description
We are located in the village of Sag Harbor, New York. We sell both new and collectible books. Most of our first edition and collectibles are listed on Abebooks, but please contact us if you are looking for anything particular.
Specialty
First Editions & CollectiblesSeller's business information
Southampton Books LLC
16 Hampton Road
Southampton, NY U.S.A. 11968
Terms of sale
We offer a 30 day money back guarantee if you are unhappy with your purchase for
any reason or if you decided you no longer need the purchased book.
Bookseller Information
Gregory Harris
Restaurant of the Mind Books
P.O. Box 516
Sag Harobr, NY 11963
(631) 721-6406
www.rotmbooks.com
NY Tax ID #: 271385687
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, New York, U.S.A., +1 6312830270, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Orders always ship the next business day after a sale. All books are packed in multiple layers of bubble wrap and in sturdy boxes. The only time a book will ship in an envelope is that if you request Priority Mail Padded Envelope shipping, but rest assured the book will be wrapped securely in multiple layers and the corners will be protected.