Bureaucracy's Masters and Minions
Subtitle: the Politics of Controlling the U.S. Bureaucracy
By: Eleanor L. Schiff
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9781498597784
Subjects: Bureaucracy; Case studies; Politics and government; Bureaucratie; Études de cas; Politique et gouvernement
Description: In Bureaucracy's Masters and Minions the author argues that political control of the bureaucracy from the president and the Congress is largely contingent on an agency's internal characteristics of workforce composition, workforce responsibilities, and workforce organization.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; title: Half-Title; title: Title; title: Copyright; title: Dedication; title: Contents; title: List of Figures; title: Preface; title: 1 Bureaucracy as a Whipping Boy for Politicians and Citizens Alike; title: 2 A Survey of Bureaucratic Control Mechanisms; title: 3 The Business of Agency Budgeting: Incrementalism; title: 4 Reflecting, Refining, and Revising the Principal-Agent Approach: An Agent-Principal Model; title: 5 Using an Agent-Principal Model to Test Who Controls the U.S. Bureaucracy; title: 6 Elites' Influence on Education Policy: Understanding the Dynamics of K-12 Educational Policy Changes; title: 7 Bureaucratic Control, Intransigence, and Fortitude; title: Appendix A: Average Levels of Managers in Bureaus from 2000 to 2014; title: Appendix B: Average Levels of Political Appointees in Bureaus from 2000 to 2014; title: Appendix C: Average Levels of Policy Work among Bureau Workforce 2000 to 2014; title: Bibliography; title: Index; title: About the Author