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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Edwards, George C., author.     Subjects     International relations -- Decision making.     International relations -- Decision making -- Case studies.     Politics and war -- United States.     United States -- Foreign relations.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Edwards, George C., author.       by title:      Prisoners of their p...         MARC Display

Prisoners of their premises : how unexamined assumptions lead to war and other policy debacles / George C. Edwards III. by Edwards, George C., author. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2022. Subjects International relations -- Decision making.   International relations -- Decision making -- Case studies.   Politics and war -- United States.   United States -- Foreign relations. ISBN:  9780226822822 (paperback) : 0226822826 (paperback) Description:  xi, 155 pages ; 23 cm Contents:  The power of premises -- Assuming problems : the war in Vietnam -- Ignoring and underestimating problems -- Ignoring and underestimating problems : the Chinese intervention in Korea in 1950 -- Assuming and ignoring problems : the invasion of Iraq -- No silver bullet. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Why do leaders sometimes get it so wrong when making major policy decisions despite all the resources in terms of expertise and experience they can call on? We debate debacles such as the American involvement in Vietnam, seeking to understand why leaders pursued disastrous policies. In Prisoners of their Premises George Edwards argues that the failure of leaders to examine their premises, the assumptions they make about the world and situation they are dealing with, cause them to ignore real problems or pursue policies that, in costly ways, deal with problems that are different than they think or simply don't exist. Edwards looks at the role of premises in identifying (or ignoring) a problem in a series of case studies that range from strategic decisions in World War I to our own Iraq War. Too often unexamined premises color initial decisions to pursue a policy and shape the strategies a leader employs to achieve their goals with grave consequences for their countries, organizations, and potentially the world. Edwards demonstrates the real costs leaders incur by failing to question their premises"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 327.1 Ed Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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