Politics, Position, and Power: The Dynamics of Federal Organization - Softcover

Seidman, Harold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195090721 ISBN 13: 9780195090727

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1998

Synopsis

The fifth edition of this classic work identifies and analyses the implications of the shift toward administration of federal programs by third parties such as state and local governments, non-profit corporations, and private institutions. Seidman demonstrates how control of regulations, rather than structure, has become the centre of the struggle for position and power. Through this portrayal, Seidman shows how the courts have become primary actors in the administration process. Completely updated and revised to cover the Bush and Clinton administrations, this new edition is essential for understanding the changing nature of government and public administration today.

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From the Back Cover

The fifth edition of this classic text presents a concise study of the U.S. government in the 1990s. It analyzes the legal, political, and organizational consequences of arguments which contend that there has ceased to be a realistic distinction between what is public and what is private.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195090721
• ISBN 13: 9780195090727
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 288