Politics and Administration: A Study in Government

by Frank Johnson Goodnow

Book Overview

The conventional model for explaining the uniqueness of American democracy is its division between executive, legislative, and judicial functions. It was the great contribution of Frank J. Goodnow to codify a less obvious, but no less profound element: the distinction between politics and policies, principles and operations. He showed how the United States went beyond a nation based on government by gentlemen and then one based on the spoils system...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076580512X
• ISBN13: 9780765805126
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"