Holding Government Bureaucracies Accountable, Third Edition
The growth in power of government bureaucracies is one of the more profound developments of 20th-century society. Bureaucracies impact the quality of life of every person in this country and many millions outside American borders. The president, governors, mayors, legislators, judges, and the public now are increasingly concerned with how bureaucracies are using their power, and accountability is at the heart of these concerns. For what and to whom are bureaucracies accountable? This...
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This updated and revised edition of Rosen's acclaimed text clearly and systematically examines issues of government accountability, including recent developments. Booknews For what and to whom are bureaucracies answerable? How are they held accountable? Rosen (public affairs, American U.) addresses these questions, focusing on the context of nonelected federal bureaucrats. Topics include accountability processes in the executive and legislative branches; citizen participation, judicial review, and other instruments for accountability; and new initiatives for improved accountability, including the Clinton administration's . Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
PrefaceAcknowledgments1Public Administrators: Accountable for What?32Public Administrators: Accountable to Whom?193Accountability Processes Within the Executive Branch354Accountability Mechanisms and Methods Used by the Legislative Branch635Citizen Participation in the Accountability Processes916Judicial Review of Administrative Actions1177Other Instruments for Accountability1378New Initiatives for Improving Accountability1799In Retrospect209Selected Bibliography223Index225
\ BooknewsFor what and to whom are bureaucracies answerable? How are they held accountable? Rosen (public affairs, American U.) addresses these questions, focusing on the context of nonelected federal bureaucrats. Topics include accountability processes in the executive and legislative branches; citizen participation, judicial review, and other instruments for accountability; and new initiatives for improved accountability, including the Clinton administration's . Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
