Executive Governance: Presidential Administrations and Policy Change in the Federal Bureaucracy
Autor Cornell G. Hootonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 apr 1997
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780765600486
ISBN-10: 076560048X
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 076560048X
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Cuprins
List of Tables and Figure vii
List of Titles and Acronyms ix
Foreword by Kenneth J. Meier xi
Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
Chapter
I. Introduction 3
2. Changing Direction 19
3. Legalism and Authority 47
4. Programmatic Context 66
5. Political Direction 82
6. Processes of Policy Change: Institutionalization 101
7. Processes of Policy Change: Defmition 115
8. Directing Federal Bureaus 140
Appendix A The Generic Bureau-Chain of Command 163
Appendix B Research Methods 164
Appendix C Bureaus in Continuous Existence from January 1977 to
January 1981 172
vi Executive Governance
Appendix D The Carter Administration's Preferences for Transit
Notes
General Bibliography
Transportation Bibliography
Index
List of Titles and Acronyms ix
Foreword by Kenneth J. Meier xi
Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
Chapter
I. Introduction 3
2. Changing Direction 19
3. Legalism and Authority 47
4. Programmatic Context 66
5. Political Direction 82
6. Processes of Policy Change: Institutionalization 101
7. Processes of Policy Change: Defmition 115
8. Directing Federal Bureaus 140
Appendix A The Generic Bureau-Chain of Command 163
Appendix B Research Methods 164
Appendix C Bureaus in Continuous Existence from January 1977 to
January 1981 172
vi Executive Governance
Appendix D The Carter Administration's Preferences for Transit
Notes
General Bibliography
Transportation Bibliography
Index
Descriere
This study explores the difficulties of translating presidential policy initiatives into ground-level policy implementation by the "permanent government". Drawing on organization theory, it focuses on the ways that bureaucratic behaviours shape an agency's responsiveness to directives.