Introduction 1
1 Model Ⅰ:The Rational Actor 13
A Rigorous Model of Action 16
A Rational Actor Paradigm 23
The Classical Model Illustrated 26
Variants and Uses of the Classical Model 48
2 The Cuban Missile Crisis:A First Cut 77
Why Did the Soviet Union Decide to Place Offensive Missiles in Cuba? 78
Why Did the United States Respond to the Missile Deployment with a Blockade? 109
Why Did the Soviet Union Withdraw the Missiles? 121
3 Model Ⅱ:Organizational Behavior 143
Organizational Logic and Efficiency 147
Organizational Logic and Organizational Culture 153
Interactive Complexity 158
NASA:Hero and Goat 160
Organizational Behavior Paradigm 163
4 The Cuban Missile Crisis:A Second Cut 197
Deployment of Soviet Missiles in Cuba 201
Imposition of a U.S.Blockade of Cuba 217
The Withdrawal of Soviet Missiles from Cuba 236
5 Model Ⅲ:Governmental Politics 255
The Governmental Politics Model Illustrated 258
Group Processes and Their Effects on Choices and Action 263
A Governmental Politics Paradigm 294
6 The Cuban Missile Crisis:A Third Cut 325
The Imposition of a Blockade by the United States 329
Soviet Withdrawal of the Missiles from Cuba 347
7 Conclusion 379
Summing Up:Differences in Interpretation 379
Summing Up:Different Answers or Different Questions? 385
Where Do We Go from Here? 389
Index 408