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Bureaucracy : what government agencies do and why they do it / James Q. Wilson.
Bureaucracy 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0465007848
- ISBN: 9780465007844
- ISBN: 0465007856 ((pbk.))
- ISBN: 9780465007851 ((pbk.))
- Physical Description: xiv, 433 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, ©1989.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-408). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Armies, prisons, schools -- Organization matters -- Circumstances -- Beliefs -- Interests -- Culture -- Constraints -- People -- Compliance -- Turf -- Strategies -- Innovation -- Congress -- Presidents -- Courts -- National differences -- Problems -- Rules -- Markets -- Bureaucracy and the public interest. |
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| Subject: | Administrative agencies > United States. Bureaucracy > United States. Administrative law > United States. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | JK 421 .W55 1989 | 30775305491517 | General Collection | Available | - |
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