keeping the promises Riley, Dennis D. creator Brophy-Baermann, Bryan E. text bibliography mdu Lanham, Md Rowman & Littlefield c2006 2006 monographic eng

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xviii, 399 p. 27 cm. Promises, promises : the why and how of bureaucracy -- The individual bureaucrat : somebody has to do all that work -- Structure : we've got to get organized -- Some agencies are more powerful than others : expertise, politics, and agency power -- Bureaucracy and the presidency : hail to the chief (sort of) -- Bureaucracy and the Congress : the committees you shall always have with you - unless they end up being against you -- Bureaucracy and the public : supporters, critics, and hey, where's the rest of us? -- Bureaucracy and the law : sworn to uphold -- Bureaucracy and the courts : judicial review of agency action -- The EPA. Dennis D. Riley and Bryan E. Brophy-Baermann. Includes bibliographical references and index. Bureaucracy United States Administrative agencies United States United States Politics and government JK 421 .R518 2006 352.6/3/092273 0742538109 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780742538108 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742538117 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780742538115 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2005016518 PUCPR 050609 20160527200232.0 281678