Building a Legislative-Centered Public Administration: Congress and the Administrative State, 1946-1999

by David H. Rosenbloom

Book Overview

2001 Louis Brownlow Award from the National Academy of Public Administration

Explains the reasons behind Congress's expanded role in the federal government, its underlying coherence, and its continuing significance for those who study and practice public administration

Before 1946 the congressional role in public administration had been limited to authorization, funding, and review of federal administrative operations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817311645
• ISBN13: 9780817311643
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"