BureaucracyBureaucracy is the classic study of the way American government agencies work and how they can be made to work better. Examining a wide range of bureaucracies, including the Army, the FBI, the FCC, and the Social Security Administration, James Q. Wilson provides the first comprehensive, in-depth analysis of what government agencies do, why they function as they do, and how they might become more responsible and effective. With a new introduction by the author. |
Contents
Armies Prisons Schools 31 | 3 |
Organization Matters | 14 |
PART II | 27 |
Copyright | |
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Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It James Q. Wilson No preview available - 1991 |
Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It James Q. Wilson No preview available - 2019 |
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