The art of the watchdog : fighting fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption in government / / Daniel L. Feldman and David R. Eichenthal
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Feldman Daniel L
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| Titolo: |
The art of the watchdog : fighting fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption in government / / Daniel L. Feldman and David R. Eichenthal
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| Pubblicazione: | Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.1/323 |
| Soggetto topico: | Legislative oversight - United States |
| Misconduct in office - United States - Prevention | |
| Political corruption - United States - Prevention | |
| Public interest groups - United States | |
| Waste in government spending - United States - Prevention | |
| Altri autori: |
EichenthalDavid R
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Chapter 1 The Watchdog ""; ""Why Oversight Matters ""; ""Liz Holtzman�s Efforts to Uncover Nazis in America""; ""Step 1: The Whistleblower ""; ""Step 2: The First Hearing ""; ""Step 3: Document Review ""; ""Step 4: Public Call for Action ""; ""Follow Up and Follow Through "" |
| ""Conclusion: The Art of the Watchdog """"Chapter 2 What is Oversight? ""; ""Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Corruption""; ""Fraud ""; ""Waste ""; ""Abuse ""; ""Corruption ""; ""Accountability: Compliance and Performance ""; ""Who Are the Watchdogs? ""; ""Legislative Oversight ""; ""Auditors ""; ""Inspectors General "" | |
| ""Other Appointed and Elected Watchdogs """"Investigative Reporters ""; ""For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Government Watchdogs ""; ""Citizen as Watchdog ""; ""Oversight: Protective to Adversarial ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""Chapter 3 Tools of the Watchdog ""; ""Audits and Investigations: An Overview "" | |
| ""Standards for Government Audits and Investigations """"The Audit and Investigative Process ""; ""The Audit Process ""; ""The Investigative Process ""; ""Achieving Reform ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""Chapter 4 Limitations on Oversight ""; ""Tilting at Windmills ""; ""“Greed is Good�""; ""“The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity�"" | |
| ""Prevention versus Enforcement """"Practical Limitations on Oversight ""; ""Access to Information ""; ""Cost ""; ""Political risk ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""Chapter 5 Congressional Oversight ""; ""Why Congress Investigates ""; ""When Congress Investigates ""; ""How Congress Investigates "" | |
| ""Who Investigates "" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Expert advice on how any citizen may fight government fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption"--Provided by publisher. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The art of the watchdog |
| ISBN: | 1-4619-5145-3 |
| 1-4384-4930-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788936803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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