Why did the Carter Administration's conventional arms transfer restraint policy fail? What can be learnt from that failure? Using the theoretical lens of the implementation approach this book examines the origins, context, development and fate of the Administration's conventional arms transfer restraint policy.

Preface - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Implementation - The Governmental Arena - The Domestic Political Arena - The International Arena - The Conventional Arms Transfer Policy - Implementation Structures - The Conventional Arms Transfer Talks - The Implementation of the Ceiling Policy - The Implementation of Controls 2-6 - Conclusions - Footnotes to Chapters One to Ten - Index