Main Title |
Thickening government : federal hierarchy and the diffusion of accountability / |
Author |
Light, Paul Charles.
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Publisher |
Brookings Institution : Governance Institute, |
Year Published |
1995 |
OCLC Number |
31288728 |
ISBN |
0815752504 (alk. paper); 9780815752509 (alk. paper); 0815752490 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780815752493 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Government executives--United States ;
Bureaucracy--United States ;
Federaal bestuur ;
Uitvoerende macht ;
Bureaucratie ;
Bèurokratie ;
Personalausstattung ;
USA
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELCM |
JK723.E9L53 1995 |
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NVFEL Library/Ann Arbor, MI |
12/29/2014 |
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Collation |
xiii, 217 pages ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Ch. 1. How Thick Is Government? The Principles of Administration. The Changing Shape of Government. Growth Industries -- Ch. 2. Why Did Government Thicken? Lessons of History. The Orthodoxy of Thickening. Into the Present -- Ch. 3. Does Thickening Matter? The Diffusion of Accountability. Three Measures of Consequence -- Ch. 4. Where Does Thickening Start? The Roots of Thickening. Hidden Roots of Thickening -- Ch. 5. How Does Thickening Endure? How New Positions Are Created. Why Positions Spread -- Ch. 6. Can Thickening Be Stopped? A Brief Review. What to Do about Thickening -- Appendix: The Core Tables. The Sources. The Caveats. |
Place Published |
Washington, D.C. |
PUB Date Free Form |
©1995 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
94037043 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20141222112400 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03183cam 2200673 a 45020 |