The craft of bureaucratic neutrality :: interests and influence in governmental regulation of occupational safety /

Are political understandings of bureaucracy incompatible with Weberian features of administrative neutrality? In examining the question of whether interest groups and elected officials are able to influence how government agencies implement the law, this book identifies the political origins of bure...

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1. Verfasser: Huber, Gregory Alain, 1973-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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Zusammenfassung:Are political understandings of bureaucracy incompatible with Weberian features of administrative neutrality? In examining the question of whether interest groups and elected officials are able to influence how government agencies implement the law, this book identifies the political origins of bureaucratic neutrality. In bridging the traditional gap between questions of internal management (public administration) and external politics (political science), Huber argues that 'strategic neutrality' allows bureaucratic leaders to both manage their subordinates and sustain political support. By analyzing the OSH Act of 1970, Huber demonstrates the political origins and benefits of administrative neutrality, and contrasts it with apolitical and unconstrained administrative implementation. Historical analysis, interviews with field-level bureaucrats and their supervisors, and quantitative analysis provide a rich understanding of the twin difficulties agency leaders face as political actors and personnel managers.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 256 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-248) and index.
ISBN:9780511286827
0511286821
0511286104
9780511286100
9780511509841
0511509847

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