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An account of the application of powerful ideas to the problem of managing the Department of Defense, this book details the hisotry of the controversies inspired by that effort.
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This reprint of the 1971 Harper & Row edition begins with a new foreword by two former Department of Defense RAND analysts, who offer insider views on how the Pentagon under McNamara made decisions for US involvement in Vietnam. Enthoven (emeritus, public and private management, Stanford U.) and Smith (president emeritus, Online Computer Library Center) offer still- relevant insights into defense decision-making, including the-then new role of independent analysts. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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