Bureaucracy--servant Or Master?: Lessons from AmericaCompilation of essays comprising a comparison of public administration and bureaucracy in the UK and the USA - presents an economic model of bureaucracy, and considers such issues as efficiency in the public sector, wage incentives for civil servants and administrators, subsidies, etc. References. |
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An Economic Model of Bureaucracy 788 | 7 |
the Marriage | 13 |
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| Title | Bureaucracy--servant Or Master?: Lessons from America Hobart paperback, ISSN 0309-1783 |
| Authors | William A. Niskanen, Douglas Houghton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Institute of Economic Affairs, 1973 |
| ISBN | 0255360517, 9780255360517 |
| Length | 103 pages |
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