The Politics of Public Management

by Philip B. Heymann

Book Overview

How do political appointees chosen to head government agencies deal with the powerful political forces that surround them? In a fascinating and instructive book Philip B. Heymann draws on his own experience and on the successes and failures of such prominent officials as Casper Weinberger, Anne Burford Gorsuch, Les Aspin, Edwin Meese, and Joseph Califano in order to explore the political context of high-level government management. "Not only has Heymann...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300042914
• ISBN13: 9780300042917
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"