Weber J., Eliasson J. (Eds.) Handbook of Military Administration

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008. — 451 p. — (Public Administration and Public Policy Series 137). — ISBN 978‑1‑57444‑558‑9.The Handbook of Military Administration is the first work in many years to reveal the implementation and reach of military administration reforms. The book provides a unique comparison of international initiatives to modernize military operations. Examine how the military's success is being imitated both throughout the United States, as well as, other nations. Investigate the military administrative reforms of nations such as China and the Czech Republic. Study the reforms brought about during Donald Rumsfeld's tenure, as well as the Defense Transformation Act of the 21st Century.Introduction
Professionals, Bureaucrats and Citizen Soldiers: The Countervailing Patterns of American Military Administration
Military Administration 1850–1900
Reshaping the Defense Enterprise
Strategic Planning by the Chairmen, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1990 to 2005
The Leviathan’s Bit: The U.S. Defense Budget
Human Capital: DoD’s National Security Personnel System Faces Implementation Challenges
The History and Role of TRADOC System Manager (TSM) Abrams
Private Military Companies
Defense Policy and Doctrinal Insulation
Military and Homeland Security
Civil–Military Relations Theory and Military Effectiveness
Application of the Military for Countering Nonstate Terrorist and Guerilla Networks
Military Leadership and Culture
The Profession of Arms and the Management of Violence
Regional Defense Policy: The European Security and Defense Policy
Transformation at Last? Achieving Radical Military Reform in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Conclusion