02504nam 22006011 450 991045311540332120200520144314.00-8157-2269-9(CKB)2550000001135913(OCoLC)865840022(CaPaEBR)ebrary10784865(SSID)ssj0001037050(PQKBManifestationID)11577104(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001037050(PQKBWorkID)11042356(PQKB)10817339(MiAaPQ)EBC1492583(OCoLC)862379477(MdBmJHUP)muse32279(Au-PeEL)EBL1492583(CaPaEBR)ebr10784865(CaONFJC)MIL535616(EXLCZ)99255000000113591320130731h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrGovernment by investigation Congress, presidents, and the search for answers, 1945-2012 /Paul C. Light, Governance InstituteWashington, D.C. :Governance Institute, Brookings Institution Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (328 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8157-2268-0 1-306-04365-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Government by investigation: introducing the search for answers -- Counting investigations -- Creating footprints -- Making investigations count -- Creating high-impact investigations.Paul C. Light examines and evaluates the 100 most significant investigations of policy failures, bureaucratic mistakes, and personal misconduct undertaken by the U.S. federal government between 1945 and 2012. Launched by Congress or the president, sometimes by both at the same time, the investigations at the core of this book were driven by the search for answers about significant breakdowns in government performance. Light reveals which investigations were most effective, and why.Governmental investigationsUnited StatesInvestigationsElectronic books.Governmental investigationsInvestigations.353.4/630973Light Paul Charles858555MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453115403321Government by investigation2295004UNINA