Bureaucracy : what government agencies do and why they do it /
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| Author / Creator: | Wilson, James Q. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Basic Books, c1989. |
| Description: | xiv, 433 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/976125 |
| Summary: | Bureaucracy is the classic study of the way American government agencies work and how they can be made to work better. Examining a wide range of bureaucracies, including the Army, the FBI, the FCC, and the Social Security Administration, James Q. Wilson provides the first comprehensive, in-depth analysis of what government agencies do, why they function as they do, and how they might become more responsible and effective. With a new introduction by the author. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 433 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-408). |
| ISBN: | 0465007848 |