Presidents and the politics of agency design : political insulation in the United States government bureaucracy, 1946-1997 /

The administrative state is the nexus of American policy making in the postwar period. The vague and sometimes conflicting policy mandates of Congress, the president, and courts are translated into real public policy in the bureaucracy. As the role of the national government has expanded, the nation...

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Main Author: Lewis, David E., 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2003.
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