The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration PolemicThe Case for Bureaucracy persuasively argues that American public servants and administrative institutions are among the best in the world. Contrary to popular stereotypes, they are neither sources of great waste nor a threat to liberty, but social assets of critical value to a functioning democracy. In presenting his case, Goodsell touches on core aspects of public administration while drawing on important, recent events to bring case material and empirical evidence fully up to date. Updating worth highlighting:
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... government's predicament of doing many things for many reasons for many people . When Many Governments Act Another difficulty for bureaucracy is that the implementation of programs in American public administration often involves many ...
... governments also make grants , both to their localities and to private organizations , and the aggregate dollar amount transferred by these state grants exceeds the national government's total . About 70 percent of state grant funding ...
... government's reach also occurs at the state and local level . The consequences of the pattern are great , for both the bureaucracy and the na- tion , as the complexity of implementation is increased another order of mag- nitude beyond ...
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More Bureaucracy Myths to Delete | 42 |
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The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic, 4th Edition Charles T. Goodsell No preview available - 2003 |