Conflict, Cooperation, and Congressional End Runs: The Defense Budget and Civil-Military Relations in the Carter Administration, 1977-1979 - Softcover

Mini, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3838333721 ISBN 13: 9783838333724

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

President Jimmy Carter became commander-in-chief at an important juncture in American civil-military relations. This study adds to the largely neglected historiography of civil-military relations during the Carter years by examining the administration?s first two years, using the civil-military dialogue surrounding the fiscal year 1978 and fiscal year 1979 defense budgets as its primary category of analysis. The study demonstrates that growing cooperation within the Pentagon, increasing conflict between the Pentagon and the White House, and a strengthening military-congressional alliance best characterized civil-military relations in the first two years of the Carter administration. This pattern of civil-military relations prevailed primarily due to early and intense presidential involvement in the defense budgetary process and because of the administration?s attempts to re- prioritize defense spending. The culmination of this pattern of civil-military relations in the administration?s first two years was the presidential veto of the fiscal year 1979 defense appropriations bill.

About this edition

• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 3838333721
• ISBN 13: 9783838333724
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88