The blame game : spin, bureaucracy, and self-preservation in government /
Hood, Christopher,1947-
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
c2011.
Blame, credit, and trust in executive government -- Credit claiming, blame avoidance, and negativity bias -- Players in the blame game : inside the world of blame avoidance -- Avoiding blame : three basic strategies -- Presentational strategies : winning the argument, drawing a line, changing the subject, and keeping a low profile -- Agency strategies : direct or delegate, choose or inherit? -- Policy or operational strategies -- The institutional dynamics of blameworld : a new teflon era? -- Living in a world of blame avoidance -- Mixing and matching blame-avoidance strategies -- Democracy, good governance, and blame-avoidance -- The last word.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Government accountability.
Blame