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- Book Title
- The Oxford Handbook of American Bureaucracy
- Publication Date
- 2010-12-15
- Pages
- 888
- ISBN
- 9780199238958
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199238952
ISBN-13
9780199238958
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102907457
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Number of Pages
834 Pages
Publication Name
Oxford Handbook of American Bureaucracy
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Public Affairs & Administration, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Business & Economics
Series
Oxford Handbooks Ser.
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Hardcover
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2.1 in
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59 Oz
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6.9 in
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9.8 in
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"An indispensable reference work for scholars of public administration and for graduate students...It is state of the art and superbly organized as it surfaces fundamental controversies and clarifies them analytically."--Bert A. Rockman, Professor and Department Head of Political Science, Purdue University "This Handbook is an integrative attempt to get scholars of bureaucracy who are working in different fields and traditions to talk to each other. It debates whether we have progressed since the classic works of Max Weber. The volume convinces me the answer is 'yes.'"--Kenneth J. Meier, Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University "The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics are a grandly ambitious undertaking. Success depends on coverage, scholarship, and editorial command. Measured by these standards, the Handbooks will be immensely valuable to the discipline. The right topics are analyzed by knowledgeable scholars and managed by experienced editors. A five-star project that will influence teaching and research for decades."--Charles O. Jones, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "An indispensable reference work for scholars of public administration and for graduate students...It is state of the art and superbly organized as it surfaces fundamental controversies and clarifies them analytically."--Bert A. Rockman, Professor and Department Head of Political Science, Purdue University "ThisHandbookis an integrative attempt to get scholars of bureaucracy who are working in different fields and traditions to talk to each other. It debates whether we have progressed since the classic works of Max Weber. The volume convinces me the answer is 'yes.'"--Kenneth J. Meier, Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University "The Oxford Handbooks of American Politicsare a grandly ambitious undertaking. Success depends on coverage, scholarship, and editorial command. Measured by these standards, theHandbookswill be immensely valuable to the discipline. The right topics are analyzed by knowledgeable scholars and managed by experienced editors. A five-star project that will influence teaching and research for decades."--Charles O. Jones, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The Oxford Handbook of the American Bureaucracy is an indispensable reference work for scholars of public administration and for graduate students. The essays cover the state of the art on a wide variety of topics including, among others, the historical development of the bureaucracy in the US, street level delegation, the paradoxes of performance measurement, public-NGO collaboration, statistical methods for discerning multi-level effects, controversies about appropriatemodels for understanding how bureaucracy actually works in a context demanding both accountability and problem-solving, and the various meanings of representative bureaucracy. The essays do not merely cover the extant literature. They bring fundamental controversies to the surface and clarify themanalytically. The editor, Robert Durant, has organized this Handbook superbly and has written a broad-gauged and compelling introductory essay for it., " The Oxford Handbook of the American Bureaucracy is an integrative attempt to get scholars of bureaucracy who are working in different fields and traditions to talk to each other. The Handbook debates whether or not we have made any progress since the classic works of Max Weber. The volume convinces me the answer is 'yes.'"--Kenneth J. Meier, Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University."An indispensable reference work for scholars of public administration and for graduate students...The essays do not merely cover the extant literature. They bring fundamental controversies to the surface and clarify them analytically. The editor, Robert Durant, has organized this Handbook superbly and has written a broad-gauged and compelling introductory essay for it. Because the essays in The Oxford Handbook of American Bureaucracy have been organized around central issues in the study and practice of bureaucracy, I anticipate that it will also serve a vital pedagogical function for students of public administration."--Bert A. Rockman, Professor and Department Head of Political Science, Purdue University, "An indispensable reference work for scholars of public administration and for graduate students...It is state of the art and superbly organized as it surfaces fundamental controversies and clarifies them analytically."--Bert A. Rockman, Professor and Department Head of Political Science, Purdue University "This Handbook is an integrative attempt to get scholars of bureaucracy who are working in different fields and traditions to talk to each other. It debates whether we have progressed since the classic works of Max Weber. The volume convinces me the answer is 'yes.'"--Kenneth J. Meier, Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University " The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics are a grandly ambitious undertaking. Success depends on coverage, scholarship, and editorial command. Measured by these standards, the Handbooks will be immensely valuable to the discipline. The right topics are analyzed by knowledgeable scholars and managed by experienced editors. A five-star project that will influence teaching and research for decades."--Charles O. Jones, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "An indispensable reference work for scholars of public administration and for graduate students...It is state of the art and superbly organized as it surfaces fundamental controversies and clarifies them analytically."--Bert A. Rockman, Professor and Department Head of Political Science, Purdue University"This Handbook is an integrative attempt to get scholars of bureaucracy who are working in different fields and traditions to talk to each other. It debates whether we have progressed since the classic works of Max Weber. The volume convinces me the answer is 'yes.'"--Kenneth J. Meier, Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University "The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics are a grandly ambitious undertaking. Success depends on coverage, scholarship, and editorial command. Measured by these standards, the Handbooks will be immensely valuable to the discipline. The right topics are analyzed by knowledgeable scholars and managed by experienced editors. A five-star project that will influence teaching and research for decades."--Charles O. Jones, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, " The Oxford Handbook of the American Bureaucracy is an integrative attempt to get scholars of bureaucracy who are working in different fields and traditions to talk to each other. The Handbook debates whether or not we have made any progress since the classic works of Max Weber. The volume convinces me the answer is 'yes.'"--Kenneth J. Meier, Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University., The Oxford Handbook of the American Bureaucracy is an integrative attempt to get scholars of bureaucracy who are working in different fields and traditions to talk to each other. The Handbook debates whether or not we have made any progress since the classic works of Max Weber. The volume convinces me the answer is "yes."
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The
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
352.630973
Table Of Content
ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesAbout the ContributorsPrefacePart I: Introduction1. A Heritage Made Our OwnPart II: Reconceptualizing the History of American Bureaucracy?2. Historical Institutionalism, Political Development, and the Study of American Bureaucracy3. The 'First New Federalism' and the Development of the Administrative State, 1883-19294. A Gendered Legacy? The Progressive Reform Era Revisited5. Reevaluating Executive-Centered Public Administrative Theory6. Metaphors and the Development of American Bureaucracy7. Herbert Hoover's Revenge: Politics, Policy, and Administrative Reform MovementsPart III: Rethinking Rationality in American Bureaucracy?8. Agency Theory and the Bureaucracy9. Agency Design and Evolution10. Goal Ambiguity and the Study of American Bureaucracy11. Street-Level Bureaucracy Theory12. The Promises and Paradoxes of Performance-Based Bureaucracy13. Leading Through Cultural Change14. Postmodernism, Bureaucracy, and DemocracyPart IV: Redrawing the Boundaries of American Bureaucray?15. Myths, Markets, and the 'Visible Hand' of American Bureaucracy16. Networking in the Shadow of Bureaucracy17. The Promises, Performance, and Pitfalls of Government Contracting18. Reluctant Partners? Nonprofit Collaboration, Social Entrepreneurship, and Leveraged Volunteerism19. Policy Tools, Mandates, and Intergovernmental Relations20. Promises, Perils, and Performance of Netcentric Bureaucracy21. Multilevel Methods in the Study of BureaucracyPart V: Recalibrating Politics, Responsibility in American Bureaucracy?22. Legislative Delegation of Authority to Bureaucratic Agencies23. 'Presidentializing' the Bureaucracy24. Bureaucracy, Democracy, and Judicial Review25. Interest Groups, Rulemaking, and American Bureaucracy26. Policymaking, Bureaucratic Discretion, and Overhead Democracy27. Choice-Theoretic Approaches to Bureaucratic StructurePart VI: Revitalizing the Constitutions of American Bureaurcracy?28. Has Governance Eclipsed Government?29. Revitalizing Human Resources Management30. Representative Bureaucracy31. Innovations in Budgeting and Financial Management32. The Prospects for Revitalizing Ethics in a New Governance Era33. Experimental Methods, Agency Incentives, and the Study of Bureaucratic BehaviorIndex
Synopsis
With engaging new contributions from the major figures in the fields of public administration, public management, and public policy The Oxford Handbook of American Bureaucracy is a key point of reference for anyone working in American politics today., One of the major dilemmas facing the administrative state in the United States today is discerning how best to harness for public purposes the dynamism of markets, the passion and commitment of nonprofit and volunteer organizations, and the public-interest-oriented expertise of the career civil service. Researchers across a variety of disciplines, fields, and subfields have independently investigated aspects of the formidable challenges, choices, and opportunities this dilemma poses for governance, democratic constitutionalism, and theory building. This literature is vast, affords multiple and conflicting perspectives, is methodologically diverse, and is fragmented. The Oxford Handbook of American Bureaucracy affords readers an uncommon overview and integration of this eclectic body of knowledge as adduced by many of its most respected researchers. Each of the chapters identifies major issues and trends, critically takes stock of the state of knowledge, and ponders where future research is most promising. Unprecedented in scope, methodological diversity, scholarly viewpoint, and substantive integration, this volume is invaluable for assessing where the study of American bureaucracy stands at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, and where leading scholars think it should go in the future. The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics is a set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of scholarship on American politics. Each volume focuses on a particular aspect of the field. The project is under the General Editorship of George C. Edwards III, and distinguished specialists in their respective fields edit each volume. The Handbooks aim not just to report on the discipline, but also to shape it as scholars critically assess the scholarship on a topic and propose directions in which it needs to move. The series is an indispensable reference for anyone working in American politics. General Editor for The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics : George C. Edwards III, One of the major dilemmas facing the administrative state in the United States today is discerning how best to harness for public purposes the dynamism of markets, the passion and commitment of nonprofit and volunteer organizations, and the public-interest-oriented expertise of the career civil service. Researchers across a variety of disciplines, fields, and subfields have independently investigated aspects of the formidable challenges, choices, and opportunities this dilemma poses for governance, democratic constitutionalism, and theory building. This literature is vast, affords multiple and conflicting perspectives, is methodologically diverse, and is fragmented. The Oxford Handbook of American Bureaucracy affords readers an uncommon overview and integration of this eclectic body of knowledge as adduced by many of its most respected researchers. Each of the chapters identifies major issues and trends, critically takes stock of the state of knowledge, and ponders where future research is most promising. Unprecedented in scope, methodological diversity, scholarly viewpoint, and substantive integration, this volume is invaluable for assessing where the study of American bureaucracy stands at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, and where leading scholars think it should go in the future.The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics are a set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of scholarship on American politics. Each volume focuses on a particular aspect of the field. The project is under the General Editorship of George C. Edwards III, and distinguished specialists in their respective fields edit each volume. The Handbooks aim not just to report on the discipline, but also to shape it as scholars critically assess the scholarship on a topic and propose directions in which it needs to move. The series is an indispensable reference for anyone working in American politics.General Editor for The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics: George C. Edwards III, One of the major dilemmas facing the administrative state in the United States today is discerning how best to harness for public purposes the dynamism of markets, the passion and commitment of nonprofit and volunteer organizations, and the public-interest-oriented expertise of the career civil service. Researchers across a variety of disciplines, fields, and subfields have independently investigated aspects of the formidable challenges, choices, and opportunities this dilemma poses for governance, democratic constitutionalism, and theory building. This literature is vast, affords multiple and conflicting perspectives, is methodologically diverse, and is fragmented. The Oxford Handbook of American Bureaucracy affords readers an uncommon overview and integration of this eclectic body of knowledge as adduced by many of its most respected researchers. Each of the chapters identifies major issues and trends, critically takes stock of the state of knowledge, and ponders where future research is most promising. Unprecedented in scope, methodological diversity, scholarly viewpoint, and substantive integration, this volume is invaluable for assessing where the study of American bureaucracy stands at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, and where leading scholars think it should go in the future. The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics is a set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of scholarship on American politics. Each volume focuses on a particular aspect of the field. The project is under the General Editorship of George C. Edwards III, and distinguished specialists in their respective fields edit each volume. The Handbooks aim not just to report on the discipline, but also to shape it as scholars critically assess the scholarship on a topic and propose directions in which it needs to move. The series is an indispensable reference for anyone working in American politics. General Editor for The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics George C. Edwards III
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