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Governing Under Stress
. Ed(S): Conlan, Timothy J.; Posner, Paul L.; Regan, Priscilla M.
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Description for Governing Under Stress
Paperback. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was an intervention of historic proportions in the US economy during the Great Recession. What lessons for the future can we learn from this massive federal program? In this book, scholars from public administration and public policy analyze the fraught politics and complex implementation of ARRA. Editor(s): Conlan, Timothy J.; Posner, Paul L.; Regan, Priscilla M. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 figures, 15 tables, 11 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
The underappreciated but surprisingly successful implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) helped rescue the economy during the Great Recession and represented one of the most important achievements of the Obama presidency. It tested all levels of government with urgent time frames and extensive accountability requirements. While ARRA passed most tests with comparatively little mismanagement or fraud, negative public and media perceptions of the initiative deprived the president of political credit. Drawing on more than two hundred interviews and nationwide field research, Governing under Stress examines a range of ARRA stimulus programs to analyze the fraught politics, complex ... Read more
The underappreciated but surprisingly successful implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) helped rescue the economy during the Great Recession and represented one of the most important achievements of the Obama presidency. It tested all levels of government with urgent time frames and extensive accountability requirements. While ARRA passed most tests with comparatively little mismanagement or fraud, negative public and media perceptions of the initiative deprived the president of political credit. Drawing on more than two hundred interviews and nationwide field research, Governing under Stress examines a range of ARRA stimulus programs to analyze the fraught politics, complex ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Public Management and Change Series
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626163706
SKU
V9781626163706
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About . Ed(S): Conlan, Timothy J.; Posner, Paul L.; Regan, Priscilla M.
Timothy J. Conlan is university professor of government at George Mason University. He coauthored Pathways of Power with Paul L. Posner. Paul L. Posner is the director of the Graduate Public Administration Program, head of the Centers on the Public Service at George Mason University, and author of The Politics of Unfunded Mandates. Priscilla M. Regan is a ... Read more
Reviews for Governing Under Stress
a welcome contribution to the literature and could be adapted for use by researchers and in the classroom for courses in public policy making and administration as well as state and local government.
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A powerful survey that is packed with important insights from a wide range of administrators and policy makers.
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Publius: The Journal of Federalism
A powerful survey that is packed with important insights from a wide range of administrators and policy makers.
Midwest ... Read more