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Bureaucrats, politics, and the environment / Richard W. Waterman, Amelia A. Rouse, and Robert L. Wright ; with a contribution by Kenneth J. Meier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Waterman, Richard W., joint author.
- Series:
- University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections.
- University of Pittsburgh Digital Editions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bureaucracy--United States--Case studies.
- Bureaucracy.
- Environmental agencies--United States--Case studies.
- Environmental agencies.
- United States. Environmental Protection Agency--Management.
- United States.
- New Mexico. Environment Department--Management.
- New Mexico.
- Genre:
- Case studies
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2004]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Unseen federal bureaucrats regulate much of daily life in the United States, from the production of the materials in the cars we drive, to the contents of the hot dogs we eat, to the quality of the water we drink. Easy to criticize and difficult to understand, the complicated federal bureaucracy is surrounded by contradications and misperceptions. Bureaucrats, Politics, and the Environment is based on in-depth survey research culled from employees at two bureaucratic agencies: the Office of Water of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the New Mexico Environment Department. By examining what these personnel think about politics, the environment, their budgets, and the other institutions and agencies with which they interact, this work illuminates the actions of the bureaucracy and gives it a human face." --Jacket
- Contents:
- Bureaucracy: Perceptions and Misperceptions
- Principal-Agent Models: A Theoretical Cul-de-Sac
- The Nature of Bureaucratic Politics
- An Examination of the Assumptions of the Principal-Agent Model
- A Multiple Principal Model of Bureaucratic Politics
- Bureaucrats' Knowledge of Their Budgets
- The Myths of the Bureaucracy
- Appendix: A Brief History of Water Pollution Legislation.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-160) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780822972518
- 0822972514
- OCLC:
- 772510512
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