Chapter Nine: Conclusion

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables x
4. Charts xi
5. Abbreviations xii
6. Acknowledgments xv
7. Introduction 1
8. Chapter One: The Context of Foreign Policy Making 15
9. Chapter Two: The Country Director Idea: Origins and Development 43
10. Chapter Three: The Emerging Role of the Country Director 76
11. Chapter Four: One Actor among Many: The Country Director in the Foreign Affairs Community 114
12. Chapter Five: The Country Director in the Policy Process: Points of Impact 177
13. Chapter Six: Individuals and the System 216
14. Chapter Seven: The Country Director Experiment: Some Perspectives on Attempted Organizational Change 233
15. Chapter Eight: The Country Director's Future: Survival, Modification, or Extinction? 261
16. Chapter Nine: Conclusion 288
17. Appendix A. A Profile of Country Directors: Backgrounds and Experience 303
18. Appendix B. Country Director Areas of Responsibility (Jan. 1, 1974) 323
19. Appendix C. Methodology 327
20. Select Bibliography 335
21. Index 341