Students, parents, professors, guidance counselors, and department chairs are often frustrated by the absence of a solid, readable book on policy careers and options. This book presents the career stories of twenty scholars and policy practitioners who have worked in Congress, the State Department, the CIA, Defense, international agencies, think tanks, the media, and major law firms--all of whom have been influential in shaping public policy--to give readers an accurate and realistic view of life outside the academic world.In any case, having a Ph.D. does not give one any particular advantage in the Foreign Service. ... Service profession, career options upon leaving are often limited, and with evermore stringent aquot;up or outaquot; promotion ... The most recent statistics indicate that the senior ranks are now about 678 compared to 8 17 in 1993.
Title | : | Policy Passages |
Author | : | Howard J. Wiarda |
Publisher | : | Greenwood Publishing Group - 2002 |
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