9781568029078-1568029071-The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic

The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic

ISBN-13: 9781568029078
ISBN-10: 1568029071
Edition: Fourth
Author: Charles T. Goodsell
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: CQ Press
Format: Paperback 224 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781568029078
ISBN-10: 1568029071
Edition: Fourth
Author: Charles T. Goodsell
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: CQ Press
Format: Paperback 224 pages

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The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic (ISBN-13: 9781568029078 and ISBN-10: 1568029071), written by authors Charles T. Goodsell, was published by CQ Press in 2003. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Negotiating (Business Skills, Urban Planning & Development, Social Sciences, Political Science, Politics & Government, United States, Management & Leadership) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Negotiating books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.6.

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The 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.

This new edition incorporates the events of 9/11 to explore their impact on future bureaucratic performance, speaking specifically to the massive reorganization under the new Department of Homeland Security. As well, Goodsell offers a complete assessment of the reinventing government movement and related reforms to show how far bureaucracies have come, while pointing to the challenges they continue to face.

Updating worth highlighting:

  • New data on public perceptions of bureaucracy.

  • New section on the delegation of policy implementation to contractors and nonprofits.

  • New statistics regarding quality-of-life improvements in American society since the 1980s.

  • New profiles of real bureaucrats―and citizen interaction with them―giving bureaucracy a human face.

  • New material on bureaucratic contributions to the political system that go beyond implementing policy.

  • New coverage of the administrative consolidation following 9/11 and competitive outsourcing by the Bush Administration.

  • New analysis of current reform proposals focused on market competition and business management practices.

  • New proposals for ways to improve bureaucracy.
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