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Bureaucracy and Self-Government
Brian J. Cook
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Description for Bureaucracy and Self-Government
Paperback. Revisiting his historical exploration of competing conceptions of politics, government, and public administration, the author offers a novel way of thinking constitutionally about public administration that transcends debates about "big government." Series: Interpreting American Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
In this new edition of his provocative book Bureaucracy and Self-Government, Brian J. Cook reconsiders his thesis regarding the inescapable tension between the ideal of self-government and the reality of administratively centered governance. Revisiting his historical exploration of competing conceptions of politics, government, and public administration, Cook offers a novel way of thinking constitutionally about public administration that transcends debates about "big government." Cook enriches his historical analysis with new scholarship and extends that analysis to the present, taking account of significant developments since the mid-1990s. Each chapter has been updated, and two new chapters sharpen Cook's argument for recognizing ... Read more
In this new edition of his provocative book Bureaucracy and Self-Government, Brian J. Cook reconsiders his thesis regarding the inescapable tension between the ideal of self-government and the reality of administratively centered governance. Revisiting his historical exploration of competing conceptions of politics, government, and public administration, Cook offers a novel way of thinking constitutionally about public administration that transcends debates about "big government." Cook enriches his historical analysis with new scholarship and extends that analysis to the present, taking account of significant developments since the mid-1990s. Each chapter has been updated, and two new chapters sharpen Cook's argument for recognizing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Interpreting American Politics
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421415529
SKU
V9781421415529
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About Brian J. Cook
Brian J. Cook is a professor of public administration and policy at Virginia Tech. He is the author of Democracy and Administration: Woodrow Wilson's Ideas and the Challenges of Public Management, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Reviews for Bureaucracy and Self-Government
Useful for advanced students and faculty... Recommended. Choice