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Making Government Work
Ernest F. Hollings
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Description for Making Government Work
Hardcover. "Performance is better than promise" has long been the motto of Ernest F "Fritz" Hollings, former governor of South Carolina and 6-term US Senator. This political autobiography offers accounts of how one makes government work in spite of itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 649.
This book describes a career politician's pragmatic remedies for broken government, drawn from a half-century of political leadership experience.""Performance is better than promise"" has long been the motto of Ernest F. ""Fritz"" Hollings, former governor of South Carolina and 6-term U.S. Senator. In this political autobiography of his 50-year career in public service, Hollings takes to task our flawed political machine and pulls from his own experiences compelling - and often colorfully candid - accounts how one makes government work in spite of itself. Confrontational at times toward those individuals and issues he cites as to blame for deadlocking government ... Read more
This book describes a career politician's pragmatic remedies for broken government, drawn from a half-century of political leadership experience.""Performance is better than promise"" has long been the motto of Ernest F. ""Fritz"" Hollings, former governor of South Carolina and 6-term U.S. Senator. In this political autobiography of his 50-year career in public service, Hollings takes to task our flawed political machine and pulls from his own experiences compelling - and often colorfully candid - accounts how one makes government work in spite of itself. Confrontational at times toward those individuals and issues he cites as to blame for deadlocking government ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570037603
SKU
V9781570037603
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About Ernest F. Hollings
Ernest F. ""Fritz"" Hollings has enjoyed a remarkable career of public service as a South Carolina legislator, (1949-1954), lieutenant governor (1955-1959), governor (1959-1963), and U.S. Senator (1966-2005). A visionary workhorse, Hollings has throughout his long and active career focused on putting government on a sound financial basis and promoting economic development to create opportunities. Recognized as an expert on the ... Read more
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