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The politics of presidential appointments : political control and bureaucratic performance /
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many questioned whether the large number of political appointees in the Federal Emergency Management Agency contributed to the agency's poor handling of the catastrophe, ultimately costing hundreds of lives and causing immeasurable pain and suffering. The Polit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many questioned whether the large number of political appointees in the Federal Emergency Management Agency contributed to the agency's poor handling of the catastrophe, ultimately costing hundreds of lives and causing immeasurable pain and suffering. The Politics of Presidential Appointments examines in depth how and why presidents use political appointees and how their choices impact government performance--for better or worse. One way presidents can influence the permanent bureaucracy is by filling key posts with people who are sympathetic to their poli. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 293 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400837687 1400837685 9786612964817 6612964812 128296481X 9781282964815 |