The Blame Game: Spin, Bureaucracy, and Self-Preservation in Government

by Christopher Hood

Book Overview

The blame game, with its finger-pointing and mutual buck-passing, is a familiar feature of politics and organizational life, and blame avoidance pervades government and public organizations at every level. Political and bureaucratic blame games and blame avoidance are more often condemned than analyzed. In The Blame Game, Christopher Hood takes a different approach by showing how blame avoidance shapes the workings of government and public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691162123
• ISBN13: 9780691162126
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"