Refining the evaluation of international codevelopment programs.

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by  Stoops, James I.;Zirschky, Stephen.

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
Monterey, California
THESIS
REFINING THE EVALUATION
OF
INTERNATIONAL CODEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
by
James Stoops
I.
December, 1991
Thesis Advisor: Stephen Zirschky
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Refining the Evaluation of
International CodevelopmentPrograms
by
James I. Stoops
Lieutenant, Supply Corps, United States Navy
B. A., Rutgers University-Camden, 971
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Submitted in partial fulfillment
ofthe requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
December, 1991
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ABSTRACT
This research examines the evaluation performed by the Navy International Programs
Office on United States Navy programs proposed as candidates for international
codevelopment agreements. Primary research consists of a spreadsheet analysis of 22
program evaluations conducted by the International Programs Office during 1990-1991.
Secondaryresearchrecounts thehistory ofthe U. S. Government's international armaments
cooperative efforts from World War II to thepresent, explores current issues, and examines
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Department of Defense and Department of the policy and procedures governing
international cooperative programs.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION 1
A. BACKGROUND 1
B. OBJECTIVES 2
C. RESEARCH QUESTION 3
D. SCOPE, LIMITATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS 3
1. Scope 3
2. Limitations 4
3. Assumptions 4
E. LITERATURE REVIEW AND METHODOLOGY 4
F. OVERVIEW 5
II. BACKGROUND 6
A. U. S. PARTICIPATION IN MODERN MILITARY
ALLIANCES 6
B. U. S. ARMS COOPERATION EFFORTS SINCE WORLD WAR
II 10
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C. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ARMS
COOPERATION 12
D. FORCES CONTRIBUTING TO ARMS DIVERSITY 15
E. THE EVOLUTION OF RSI 17
F. IMPACT OF RSI 23
G. OBSTACLES ON THE TWO-WAY STREET 24
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