Bureaucratic Dynamics: The Role Of Bureaucracy In A Democracy / Edition 1

by B. Dan Wood, Richard W. Waterman

Overview

The authors of this volume seek to dispel two powerful "myths of the bureaucracy" -- the belief that the federal bureaucracy is unresponsive to government and the belief that democracy itself is imperiled by an out-of-control bureaucratic process. Wood and Waterman contend that the process is in fact a highly dynamic and democratic one. Offering readable case studies and well-paired figures and tables (presented in both technical and nontechnical fashion), Bureaucratic Dynamics uses principal-agent theory to explain how the public policy system works. High-profile cases of eight federal agencies from the EPA to the FDA and discussions of major legislation such as the Clean Air Act help the authors provide a new perspective on the overall bureaucratic process for students and professionals of the bureaucracy, public policy, administration, and government regulation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813318479
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/19/1994
Series:	Transforming American Politics Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	1330L (what's this?)

About the Author

B. Dan Wood is professor of political science at Texas A&M University. Richard W. Waterman is professor of political science at the University of Kentucky. He is co-author of The Image is Everything Presidency and Bureaucratic Dynamics.