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Abramson, Mark A., 1947- author.
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324.2736 23
Publication Date
2014
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In this book, Paul Lawrence and Mark Abramson build on their extensive interviews with 42 Obama Administration political executives over the past four years. Political executives from numerous federal agencies were interviewed about the challenge of managing in government and the activities undertaken by their agencies.
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Whitehead, Stephen (Stephen M.)
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352.30941 21
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1999
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In the 1990s, considerable changes in the political and social world have impacted on the character of both public and private organizations. At a time of increased uncertainty and insecurity in these organizations, new ways of managing and being managed have emerged. Recognising that organizational life is part reflective and determined by dominant social discourses, factors of gender will inevitably be central to the dynamics of organizational change. This book addresses theoretical ideas and mythologies in the examination of gendered organizations. The need to examine men in relation to fam.
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Wardhaugh, Robert Alexander, 1967-
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971.063092 22
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2010
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William Clifford Clark, federal deputy minister of finance from 1932 to 1952, had a profound impact on Canadian history. An important intellectual figure during the first half of the twentieth century, he was leader of 'The Ottawa Men, ' a group of federal civil servants who shaped a new liberal vision of the nation. Robert A. Wardhaugh chronicles Clark's contributions to Canada's modern state in Behind the Scenes, which reconstructs the public life and ideas of one of Canada's most important bureaucrats. The Department of Finance sat at the centre of critical federal decisions and debates. From this axis, Clark's wide-ranging contributions to Canadian policy were nothing short of phenomenal: he was the driving force behind the creation of the Bank of Canada and he spearheaded national housing policy. Clarke also managed the economy during the Great Depression and during the Second World War and he was instrumental in forging Canada's international economic role in the postwar era.
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Lawrence, Paul R., 1956-
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352.2360973
Publication Date
2011
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To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in government experts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present the findings of a two year's study of top political appointees in the Obama administration. The participants - deputy secretaries and agency heads - provide case studies of how each approaches the management challenges and achieves the mission of their organization. Full of behind-the-scenes insights and practical advice from government political executives on how they face mana.
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Cooper, Terry L., 1938-
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172.2 21
Publication Date
2001
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This handbook follows the discussion of ethics in significant pieces of public administration literature from the late-19th century to the start of the 21st. It offers theoretical perspective, illustrative cases, and empirical research. This edition includes a new chapter on military ethics.
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Genovese, Michael A., author.
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352.230973 23ENG20220902
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2022
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"In Understanding the Modern Presidency, political scientist Michael Genovese surveys six key debates that define the contemporary executive office and our divergent views of it. From power versus persuasion and the individual versus the institution to theories of unitary executives versus limited constitutional offices, these central arguments define the state of the presidency and the state of the academic debates that surround it. Reading this book will give college students and others, a clearer sense of what the presidency was designed to be, what it has evolved into, how it has been reshaped to respond to new demands, as well as what it can become. This book, designed for university classroom use, returns to the study of the presidency and the disputes about the nature of the institution. Controversies continue to divide us in our efforts to come to grips with this unique, dangerous, and necessary office"--
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Rudalevige, Andrew, 1968-
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973.92 22
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2006 2005
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Has the imperial presidency returned? "Well written and, while indispensable for college courses, should appeal beyond academic audiences to anyone interested in how well we govern ourselves. ... I cannot help regarding it as a grand sequel for my own The Imperial Presidency ."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Has the imperial presidency returned? This question has been on the minds of many contemporary political observers, as recent American administrations have aimed to consolidate power. In The New Imperial Presidency, Andrew Rudalevige suggests that the congressional framework meant to advise and constrain presidential conduct since Watergate has slowly eroded. Rudalevige describes the evolution of executive power in our separated system of governance. He discusses the abuse of power that prompted what he calls the "resurgence regime" against the imperial presidency and inquires as to how and why--over the three decades that followed Watergate--presidents have regained their standing. Chief executives have always sought to interpret constitutional powers broadly. The ambitious president can choose from an array of strategies for pushing against congressional authority; finding scant resistance, he will attempt to expand executive control. Rudalevige's important and timely work reminds us that the freedoms secured by our system of checks and balances do not proceed automatically but depend on the exertions of public servants and the citizens they serve. His story confirms the importance of the "living Constitution," a tradition of historical experiences overlaying the text of the Constitution itself.
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Carreiro, Gabriel L., editor.
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352.2370973 23
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2014
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Carreiro, Gabriel L., editor.
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352.2370973 23
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2013
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Margulies, Peter.
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973.931 22
Publication Date
2010
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"From the Justice Department memos defending coerced interrogation to the firing of U.S. Attorneys who did not fit the Bush Administration's political needs, Law's Detour depicts the many detours that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney created to thwart transparency and undermine the rule of law after September 11, 2001. Bush officials set up a law-free zone at Guantanamo, pressured prosecutors to pursue political enemies, undermined the protection of bona fide refugees, and screened candidates for civil service jobs to ensure the hiring of "real Americans."" "While government needs flexibility to address genuine risks to national security - which certainly exist in the post-9/11 world - the Bush Administration's use of detours distracted the government from urgent priorities, tarnished America's reputation, and threatened voting and civil rights. In this comprehensive analysis of Bush officials' efforts to stretch and strain the justice system, Peter Margulies canvasses the costs of the Administration's digressions in the war on terror to thwarting economic and environment regulation."--Jacket.
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Hendrickson, Kenneth E.
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976.40099
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1995
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Gerhardt, Michael J., 1956-
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342.73 23
Publication Date
2013
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In 'The Forgotten Presidents', eminent constitutional scholar Michael Gerhardt tells the stories of thirteen presidents whom most Americans do not remember and scholars think had no constitutional impact, among them Chester Arthur, Martin Van Buren, and William Howard Taft. As Gerhardt shows, our forgotten presidents played crucial roles in laying some of the groundwork followed by Lincoln and other modern presidents, as well as providing examples for future lawmakers of constitutional choices to avoid.
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