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Chapter 15: The Bureaucracy

  • Distinctiveness of the American Bureaucracy
  • The Growth of the Bureaucracy - The Appointment of Officials, A Service Role, A Change in Role
  • The Federal Bureaucracy Today - Recruitment and Retention, Personal Attributes, Do Bureaucrats Sabotage Their Political Bosses?, Culture and Careers, Constraints, Agency Allies
  • Congressional Oversight - The Appropriations Committee and Legislative Committees, The Legislative Veto, Congressional Investigations
  • Bureaucratic "Pathologies"
  • Reforming the Bureaucracy
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