Informationen zum Autor James Q. Wilson (1931-2012) was a professor at Harvard, UCLA, and Pepperdine University. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003, among numerous other honors. He is also the author of Moral Sense and Moral Judgement , among many other books. Klappentext A leading expert explains what government bureaucracies do and why they behave the way they do. Zusammenfassung The classic book on the way American government agencies work and how they can be made to work better -- the "masterwork" of political scientist James Q. Wilson (The Economist) Inhaltsverzeichnis Organizations Armies! Prisons! Schools Organization Matters Operators Circumstances Beliefs Interests Culture Managers Constraints People Compliance Executives Turf Strategies Innovation Context Congress Presidents Courts National Differences Change Problems Rules Markets Bureaucracy and the Public Interest

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James Q. Wilson (1931-2012) was a professor at Harvard, UCLA, and Pepperdine University. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003, among numerous other honors. He is also the author of Moral Sense and Moral Judgement, among many other books.

Klappentext

A leading expert explains what government bureaucracies do and why they behave the way they do.

Zusammenfassung
The classic book on the way American government agencies work and how they can be made to work better -- the "masterwork" of political scientist James Q. Wilson (The Economist)

Inhalt
Organizations Armies, Prisons, Schools Organization Matters Operators Circumstances Beliefs Interests Culture Managers Constraints People Compliance Executives Turf Strategies Innovation Context Congress Presidents Courts National Differences Change Problems Rules Markets Bureaucracy and the Public Interest