Bureaucracy
Subtitle: what government agencies do and why they do it
By: James Q. Wilson.
Edition: [New ed.]
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 433
Subjects: Administrative agencies -- United States; Bureaucracy -- United States
Description: Bureaucracy is the classic study of the way American government agencies work and how they can be made to work better. Examining a wide range of bureaucracies, including the Army, the FBI, the FCC, and the Social Security Administration, James Q. Wilson provides the first comprehensive, in-depth analysis of what government agencies do, why they function as they do, and how they might become more responsible and effective. With a new introduction by the author.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-408) and indexes.