Bureaucratic Failure and Public Expenditure
- 1st Edition - January 28, 1981
- Author: William Spangar Peirce
- Editor: Peter H. Rossi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 4 6 7 - 9
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 5 5 0 2 2 0 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 8 6 6 - 8
Bureaucratic Failure and Public Expenditure was written to address the question: Once a law is passed, under what conditions will the bureaucracy fail to give the political leaders… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBureaucratic Failure and Public Expenditure was written to address the question: Once a law is passed, under what conditions will the bureaucracy fail to give the political leaders exactly what they ordered? The book deals explicitly with the federal government of the United States. Certain aspects of the theory could be applied to other large organizations or to other governments and times, but these are separate task. The book is organized into three parts. Part I is based on a literature survey that roams widely through economics, political science, sociology, public administration, and various related bodies of knowledge. Although much of this was unfamiliar terrain for an economist, the route was defined by the objective of identifying the conditions predisposing to failure. Part II contains 11 brief case studies that are based on reports by the United States General Accounting Office. Relying on this source permitted coverage of a broad selection of the nonmilitary activities of the government. Part III reexamines the hypotheses developed from the literature in the light of the cases and other studies of implementation. The final chapter consists of the author’s reflections on the implications of bureaucratic failure.
PrefacePart I When Does Bureaucracy Fail? Chapter 1 The Problem and the Approach Chapter 2 Hierarchical Control Chapter 3 Political Control of Bureaucracy Chapter 4 Controls from within the Bureaucrat Chapter 5 Types of Bureaucratic FailurePart II Cases of Bureaucratic Failure Chapter 6 HUD Houses the Poor Chapter 7 Fisheries Loan Fund Chapter 8 Accelerated Public Works Chapter 9 Grading of Processed Fruits and Vegetables Chapter 10 Regulation of Pesticides Chapter 11 Controlling Petroleum Prices Chapter 12 The Housing Investment Guarantee Program Chapter 13 Revenue Sharing for Vocational Education Chapter 14 Improving the Management of Records Chapter 15 The Pilot Cities Program Chapter 16 Corruption by ConsultantsPart III Bureaucratic Failure and the Agenda for Government Chapter 17 Some Lessons from the Cases Chapter 18 Other Empirical Studies Chapter 19 Failure in Theory and in Practice Chapter 20 Bureaucratic Failure, Market Failure and the Role of GovernmentSelected ReferencesSubject Index
- No. of pages: 336
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 28, 1981
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483244679
- Hardback ISBN: 9780125502207
- eBook ISBN: 9781483268668
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