Politics, policy and organizations : frontiers in the scientific study of bureaucracy / / edited by George A. Krause & Kenneth J. Meier

• Pubblicazione: Ann Arbor, : The University of Michigan Press, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 352 pages)
• Disciplina: 351
• Soggetto topico: Bureaucracy; Public administration
• Altri autori: KrauseGeorge A. <1965-> MeierKenneth J. <1950->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; The Scientific Study of Bureaucracy: An Overview; Part 1. Theory; Why Do Bureaucrats Delay? Lessons from a Stochastic Optimal Stopping Model of Agency Timing, with Applications to the FDA; Agency Risk Propensities Involving the Demand for Bureaucratic Discretion; Veto Points, Policy Preferences, and Bureaucratic Autonomy in Democratic Systems; The Benefits of Agency Policy-making: Perspectives from Positive Theory; Part 2. Methodological Technology; Donut Shops, Speed Traps, and Paperwork: Supervision and the Allocation of Time to Bureaucratic Tasks ; Adapting Agencies: Competition, Imitation, and Punishment in the Design of Bureaucratic Performance; Part 3. Empirical Studies; Consensual Rule Making and the Time It Takes to Develop Rules; Why It Matters Whether State Bureaucrats as Opposed to Federal Bureaucrats Administer Federal Programs; Structural Choice and Political Control of Bureaucracy: Updating Federal Credit Programs; Administrative Structure and Social Democratic Results: The Case of Education; Bureaucratic Discretion and Regulatory Success without Enforcement; Conclusion: An Agenda for the Scientific Study of Bureaucracy; References; Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Politics, Policy, and Organizations bridges the gap between studies of public administration and the broader field of political science by highlighting the vital role that bureaucracies play in shaping public policy. With this landmark volume, leading scholars develop a new organizations approach to the study of public bureaucracy, linking bureaucratic choice to public policy-making through scientific inquiry."
• Titolo autorizzato: Politics, policy and organizations
• ISBN: 1-282-44516-2; 9786612445163; 0-472-02404-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825502103321
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