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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812686803321

Autore

Scroggs Stephen K. <1954->

Titolo

Army relations with Congress : thick armor, dull sword, slow horse / / Stephen K. Scroggs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Prager, , 2000

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

979-82-16-18664-9

1-4408-2658-7

1-282-40522-5

9786612405228

0-313-01926-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Collana

Non-Series

Disciplina

322/.5/0973

Soggetti

Civil-military relations - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-254) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Liaising versus Lobbying; 2. Roles of Legislative Liaison and Military Service Liaisers; 3. Patterns of Army-Congressional Relations; 4. Army Cultural Dimensions: An Inward-Looking Team Player; 5. M1A1 Tank Transfer: Culture Impedes Army Effectiveness on the Hill; 6. Findings and Recommendations; Epilogue; Appendix A: Research Interviews (as of 1995); Appendix B: Washington Experience Leadership Sample Comparisons for U.S. Military Services in 1995: Data Used in Compilation of Figures Used for Tables 4-1-4.4

Appendix C: Army Washington Experience Leadership Sample Run, 1980-81 Era: Data Used in Compilation of Figures Used for Table 4-5For Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Relying on extensive candid interviews from members of Congress and staff on defense authorization committees and senior Army general officers, Scroggs provides a strong insider analysis with recommendations.  He examines the impact of culture on the varying abilities of public agencies, specifically the Army, to pursue its



organizational interests through lobbying or liaising Congress. Scroggs argues that despite structural similarities in how the four military services approach Congress, differences in service culture affect their relative success in achieving their goals on the Hill.    Sc