02537nam 2200565 a 450 991045284070332120200520144314.00-8179-1456-0(CKB)2550000000105256(EBL)1370699(SSID)ssj0000739372(PQKBManifestationID)11478279(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000739372(PQKBWorkID)10686909(PQKB)10318614(MiAaPQ)EBC3301820(Au-PeEL)EBL3301820(CaPaEBR)ebr10580555(OCoLC)808344417(EXLCZ)99255000000010525620120113d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrState of disrepair[electronic resource] fixing the culture and practices of the State Department /Kori N. SchakeStanford, Calif. Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University20121 online resource (185 p.)Hoover Institution Press publication ;no. 620Description based upon print version of record.0-8179-1454-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Nature of the problem -- Atrophy of diplomatic power -- Missed opportunity -- Possibilities -- Program.Kori Schake shows how the deficiencies in focus, education, and programmatic proficiency impede the work of the State Department and suggests how investing in those areas could make the agency significantly more successful at building stable and prosperous democratic governments around the world. She explains why, instead of burdening the US military with yet another inherently civilian function, work should focus on bringing those agencies of the government whose job it is to provide development assistance up to the standard of success that our military has achieved. Schake presents a vision Hoover Institution Press publication ;620.Diplomatic and consular service, AmericanUnited StatesForeign relations administrationUnited StatesForeign relations21st centuryElectronic books.Diplomatic and consular service, American.353.1/30973Schake Kori N958839MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452840703321State of disrepair2280630UNINA