Prisoners of Their Premises: How Unexamined Assumptions Lead to War and Other Policy Debacles

by George C. Edwards III

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A timely look at the real costs of leaders not examining their assumptions.

Why do accomplished and stable leaders frequently make calamitous decisions with devastating consequences for their countries-and other nations? We debate debacles such as the American involvement in Vietnam, seeking to understand why leaders pursued disastrous policies. In Prisoners of Their Premises, George C. Edwards III argues that the failure of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226822826

ISBN13:9780226822822

Release Date:November 2022

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.56 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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