Government by investigation : Congress, presidents, and the search for answers, 1945-2012 /

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"Paul C. Light examines and evaluates the 100 most significant investigations of policy failures, bureaucratic mistakes, and personal misconduct undertaken by the U.S. federal government between 1945 and 2012. Launched by Congress or the president, sometimes by both at the same time, the invest...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Light, Paul Charles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2014]
Temas:
Governmental investigations > United States.
Enquêtes publiques > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Governmental investigations.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Paul C. Light examines and evaluates the 100 most significant investigations of policy failures, bureaucratic mistakes, and personal misconduct undertaken by the U.S. federal government between 1945 and 2012. Launched by Congress or the president, sometimes by both at the same time, the investigations at the core of this book were driven by the search for answers about significant breakdowns in government performance. Light reveals which investigations were most effective, and why"--Publisher description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 316 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815722694
0815722699

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