In defense of public service : how 22 million government workers will save our republic / Cedric L. Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Cedric L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil service.

Public administration.

Physical Description:

xi, 166 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2020]

Summary:

"A former deputy mayor, police chief, and CNN commentator argues that our nation's public servants are not part of some conspiratorial "deep state" but rather the best hope for preserving democracy in a time of poisonous hyper-partisanship"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Back to the Future,

Civil Servants and Servant Leaders

Shutdown

Two Nights I Could Have Been Killed (And Why I Wasn't)

All Politics Is Local

Strange Bedfellows: Democracy and Special Interests

Democracy Defaults to Competence and Competence Defaults to Moderation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781523085071

152308507X

OCLC:

1121444820