The potential for government agencies to act as representative institutions if peopled from all sectors of society is examined in this reader. Beginning with a work with Max Weber and other "classical
In this revised and expanded reader, Thompson brings 30 classic articles and book chapter reprints together under one cover--giving students a grounding in the history, development, and current statu
Servants of the State traces the halting rise of a pluralistic attitude in hiring and promotion procedures within the federal government. Ranging from the Great Depression to World War II to the earl
As we enter the twenty-first century, America’s workforce looks markedly different than it ever has before. Compared with even twenty years ago, more white women, people of color, disabled persons, ne
Leadership selection in the major global economic organizations produced unprecedented levels of public conflict during the 1990s. The convention that awards the IMF managing directorship to a Europea
This upper-level text examines the techniques and practices used by managers, and provides an overview of basic concepts. Each chapter follows a four-part approach for examining a major facet of publ
This book is written for the large number of public administration students and practitioners who are interested in becoming department managers and supervisors in various areas of government service
Explores four periods of bureaucracy reform in the United States and examines why they manifested themselves as legislative reforms or administrative responses. The four reforms the post-Civil War Pen
Administrators and their Service is a historical study of the Sarawak Administrative Service. It traces its evolution from the 1840s soon after the founding of the Brooke Raj, with its heavy reliance
This book addresses a seemingly simple question: Just how many people really work for the federal government? Official counts show a relatively small total of 1.9 million full-time civil servants, as
Argues that the Clinton administration bypassed established security checks to bring in unsuitable associates, and discusses later cases of possibly inappropriate behavior
