The Administrative Behavior of Federal Bureau Chiefs

by Herbert Kaufman

Book Overview

Most of the people who keep tabs on the workings of the federal government, no matter what the reasons for their interest, seem to take for granted the power and autonomy of the chiefs of the bureaus that make up the executive branch. Because so much is taken for granted, there have not been many studies of what the chiefs actually do day by day. Of all the participants in the governmental process who wield--or are thought to wield--great influence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815748442
• ISBN13: 9780815748441
• Release Date: August 1981
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 220 Pages