Government by Investigation
Congress, Presidents, and the Search for Answers, 1945?2012
Published on 22. October 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-8157-2268-7 (ISBN)
Description
Paul C. Light examines and evaluates the 100 most significant investigations of policy failures, bureaucratic mistakes, and personal misconduct undertaken by the U.S. federal government between 1945 and 2012. Launched by Congress or the president, sometimes by both at the same time, the investigations at the core of this book were driven by the search for answers about significant breakdowns in government performance. Light reveals which investigations were most effective, and why.
Reviews / Votes
"Written by one of this country's preeminent experts on the federal government, Paul Light's Government by Investigation is essential reading for investigators who seek better government." ?Lee H.Hamilton, former U.S. representative; director, The Center on Congress at Indiana University|"Paul Light has done the nearly impossible, but the extraordinarily valuable. Government by Investigation is a must-read for anyone who works in the Congress, or cares about whether the Congress is performing its oversight duties well." ?Danielle Brian, executive director, Project on Government Oversight
|"An impressive, prodigious achievement." ?David R. Mayhew, Sterling Professor, Yale University
|"Paul Light's book will serve as the new bible for congressional investigations. He cogentlyseparates partisan witch hunts from groundbreaking investigatory hearings that mattered. This is a must-read for political junkies and serious policy wonks alike." ?Tom Davis, former U.S. representative
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
534 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8157-2268-7 (9780815722687)
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Paul C. Light
Government by Investigation
Congress, Presidents, and the Search for Answers, 1945?2012
E-Book
10/2013
1st Edition
Brookings Institution
€29.49
Available for download
Paul C. Light
Government by Investigation
Congress, Presidents, and the Search for Answers, 1945?2012
E-Book
10/2013
1st Edition
Bloomsbury eBooks US
€29.49
Available for download
Person
Paul C. Light is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at New York University's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service. His many books include Driving Social Change: How to Solve the World's Toughest Problems and A Government Ill Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It. He is also a coauthor of Government by the People, now in its 24th edition.