The Politics of Presidential Appointments : : Political Control and Bureaucratic Performance / / David E. Lewis.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many questioned whether the large number of political appointees in the Federal Emergency Management Agency contributed to the agency's poor handling of the catastrophe, ultimately costing hundreds of lives and causing immeasurable pain and suffering. The Polit...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (312 p.) :; 25 line illus. 25 tables. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Politicization in Theory and Practice
- Chapter 2. The Nature and History of the Modern Personnel System
- Chapter 3. Why, When, and Where Do Presidents Politicize the Bureaucracy?
- Chapter 4. The Pattern of Politicization: A Quantitative Overview
- Chapter 5. The Pattern of Politicization: A Closer Quantitative Analysis
- Chapter 6. Politicization and Performance: The Case of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Chapter 7. Politicization and Performance: The Larger Pattern
- Chapter 8. Learning the Lessons of Politicization
- Notes
- List of Interviews
- References
- Index