This book is a classic study of bureaucracies and is well worth the time and effort needed to try to understand bereaucratic behavior. Wilson does a good job with the parts of this topic I am most familiar with and their controversies. He is on target discussing the various armed forces positions on the close air support issue and correct about Navy community differences. He makes excellent points about the frequent comments that the military fights the last war with sharp rebuttals of this view. Some aspects of the book are relevant to current controversies. The consulate bombing in Libya is an outgrowth of his views of the importance of organizational culture in the State Department and its tendency to downplay security concerns. Anyone who wants to try to understand the differences between public and private sector actions and goals should read this book. It is rich in meaningful examples throughout the text.
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- WilliamReviewed in Canada on January 9, 2022
Really a great book and I gained a lot insight why government does certain things in certain way
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