Bureaucracy and democracy : accountability and performance

Author(s)

• Gormley, William T.
• Balla, Steven J.

Bibliographic Information

Bureaucracy and democracy : accountability and performance

William T. Gormley Jr., Steven J. Balla

CQ Press, c2004

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-202) and index

Contents of Works

• Bureaucracies as policymaking organizations
• Bureaucratic reasoning
• The bureaucracy's bosses
• The bureaucracy's clients
• Networks
• Bringing the theoretical frameworks together : four bureaucracies in action
• Why are some bureaucracies better than others?

Description and Table of Contents

Description

How should your students understand the role of bureaucracy in American democracy? With a focus on accountability, this work examines the factors that ultimately lead to bureaucratic successes and shortcomings.

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Details

• NCID: BA68166530
• ISBN:
  • 1568027605
• LCCN: 2003015903
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 215 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JK421
  • DC22 : 352.6/3/0973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Bureaucracy -- United States
  • LCSH : Administrative agencies -- United States