The Politics of Public Management / William G. Hyland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hyland, William G., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

United States--Politics and government--Decision making.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [1991]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do political appointees chosen to head government agencies deal with the powerful political forces that surround them? In a fascinating and instructive book Philip B. Heymann, a professor of law who has held numerous government management positions, draws on his own experience and on the successes and failures of such prominent officials as Caspar Weinberger, Anne Burford Gorsuch, Les Aspin, Edward Meese, and Joseph Califano in order to explore the political context of high-level government management.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. The World of the Public Manager

2. Strategy for a Government Organization

3. Strategy and Leadership

4. Ends and Means

5. Departmental Strategy and Presidential Stakes

6. Sources of Legitimacy

7. Strategic Relations among Organizations Sharing a Common Responsibility

8. A Closer Look at the Hill

9. Legislative Tactics

10. The Meaning of "Resources" in a Political Setting

11. Reshaping the Political Environment

Appendix: Kennedy School Case Studies

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300159417

0300159412

OCLC:

1024051479