In this work the authors examine the current planning and budgeting processes of the United States. The book describes the planning and resource integration activities of the White House, reviews the adequacy of the current structures and processes, and makes proposals the ways both might be reformed.
In this work the authors examine the current planning and budgeting processes of the United States. The book describes the planning and resource integ...
The tools of American statecraft--defense, diplomacy, foreign and security assistance, homeland security and intelligence--are rarely examined together. Adams and Williams fill this gap by examining how these tools work, how they are planned for, and how they are budgeted. Seeing policy through the lens of the budget can help decision makers and ordinary citizens discern the genuine priorities of national leaders from the oftentimes illusory ones portrayed in rhetoric. Simply put, policies and strategies cannot be carried out without a corresponding allocation of resources.
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The tools of American statecraft--defense, diplomacy, foreign and security assistance, homeland security and intelligence--are rarely examined toge...
