Politics of the Administrative Process

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Pub. Date: 1990-10-01
Publisher(s): Seven Bridges Pr Llc
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. v
Introductionp. 1
What Government Does--And How It Does Itp. 25
What Government Doesp. 27
Organizations and the Role of Government's Structurep. 43
Organization Theory: Foundationsp. 45
Organization Theory: Strategies and Tactics for Administrative Reformp. 68
The Executive Branchp. 88
Organization Problemsp. 111
People in Government Organizationsp. 133
The Civil Servicep. 135
The Higher Public Servicep. 179
Government Decisions-- Making and Im- plementing Themp. 215
Decision Makingp. 247
Budgetingp. 250
Implementationp. 284
p. 317
Legislative Control of Administrationp. 319
Regulation and the Courtsp. 340
Conclusionp. 367
Notesp. 387
List of Acronymsp. 466
Index of Namesp. 469
Index of Subjectsp. 479
About the Authorsp. 493
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