| Bureaucrats, Politics, and the Environment Contributor(s): Waterman, Richard (Author), Rouse, Amelia (Author), Wright, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822958295 ISBN-13: 9780822958291 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The bureaucracy in the United States has a hand in almost all aspects of our lives, from the water we drink to the parts in our cars. For a force so influential and pervasive, however, this body of all nonelective government officials on enigmatic, impersonal entity. The literature of bureaucratic theory is rife with contradictions and mysteries. "Bureaucrats, Politics, and the Environment attempts to clarify some of these problems. The authors surveyed the workers at two agencies: enforcement personnel from the U.S. Environmental protection Agency, and employees of the New Mexico Environment Department. By examining what they think about politics, the environment, their budgets, and the other institutions and agencies with which they interact, this work puts a face the bureaucracy and provides an explanation for its actions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy |
| Dewey: 351.01 |
| LCCN: 2003015505 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.12" W x 8.98" (0.56 lbs) 165 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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| Publisher Description: The bureaucracy in the United States has a hand in almost all aspects of our lives, from the water we drink to the parts in our cars. For a force so influential and pervasive, however, this body of all nonelective government officials remains an enigmatic, impersonal entity. The literature of bureaucratic theory is rife with contradictions and mysteries. Bureaucrats, Politics, and the Environment attempts to clarify some of these problems. The authors surveyed the workers at two agencies: enforcement personnel from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and employees of the New Mexico Environment Department. By examining what they think about politics, the environment, their budgets, and the other institutions and agencies with which they interact, this work puts a face on the bureaucracy and provides an explanation for its actions. |