The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic Contributor(s): Goodsell, Charles T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1483347281 ISBN-13: 9781483347288 Publisher: CQ Press OUR PRICE: $89.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2004 |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration - Political Science | American Government - General |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.03 lbs) 224 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. Updating worth highlighting:
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Contributor Bio(s): Goodsell, Charles T.: - Charles T. Goodsell is a retired Professor Emeritus of Public Administration at the Center for Public Administration and Policy at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. His previous books on public administration are Mission Mystique (2011), The Case for Bureaucracy (1983, 1985, 1994, 2004), Public Administration Illuminated and Inspired by the Arts (co-edited, 1995), The Public Encounter (edited, 1981), and Administration of a Revolution (1965). Other works include The American Statehouse (2001), The Social Meaning of Civic Space (1988), and American Corporations and Peruvian Politics (1974). He has lectured and spoken on bureaucracy throughout the United States and in Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, Australia, and China. He has published 13 books over a 60-year career and is one of the nation's best known advocates for American public service. He was a founding faculty member of Virginia Tech's Center for Public Administration and Policy, and retired in 2002, but continues writing. |